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Tramontane

//trəˈmɒn.teɪn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
  2. 2
    Foreign. archaic, broadly
Adjective
  1. 1
    on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker) wordnet
  2. 2
    being or coming from another country wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger. archaic
  2. 2
    a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of tramontana. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.

Etymology 2

From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.

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