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contrafort.

buttress, counterfort

10 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˌko̞n.tɾəˈfo̞rt]Northern[ˌkɔn.tɾəˈfɔrt]Balearic, Central[ˌkon.tɾaˈfɔɾt]Valencia[ˌkon.tɾaˈfɔrt]Northwestern

  1. buttress, counterfort

    masculine

  2. spur

    masculine

  3. counter, heelcap (of footwear)

    masculine

  4. a casteller in the pinya positioned behind the baix to prevent him or her from moving backward

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From contra + fort. Calque of French contrefort.

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