Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From contra- + tempo.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kon.tratˈtɛm.po/
- Rhymes: -ɛmpo
- Hyphenation: con‧trat‧tèm‧po
contrattempo m (plural contrattempi)
- hitch, setback, difficulty
- (rare) interval (between two actions)
- (music) backbeat
