contrattempo

== Italian == === Etymology === From contra- +‎ tempo. Cognate with Piedmontese contratemp. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kon.tratˈtɛm.po/ Rhymes: -ɛmpo Hyphenation: con‧trat‧tèm‧po === Noun === contrattempo m (plural contrattempi) hitch, setback, difficulty (rare) interval (between two actions) (music) backbeat ==== Synonyms ==== (music): controtempo === Further reading === contrattempo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary contrattempo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana