tenzone

Italian

Alternative forms

tencione (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan tensó(n), from Vulgar Latin *tentiōnem, accusative case form of *tentiō, probably from Latin contentiō. Compare Old French tençon (modern French tenson).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tenˈt͡so.ne/, [t̪en̪ˈt̪͡s̪oːn̺e]
Hyphenation: ten‧zó‧ne

Noun

tenzone f (plural tenzoni)

(literary) dispute, disagreement, fight, strife
Synonym: combattimento

Derived terms

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