English Explanatory Dictionary

cortina

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
noun
  1. A British family car from around the 1960s to 1970s
name
  1. Ellipsis of Cortina d'Ampezzo: a resort town and municipality of the province of Belluno, Veneto region, Italy.
  2. Ellipsis of Cortina Olympics: The 1956 Winter Olympics, in the host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo

Word forms

cortina cortinas

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). Doublet of curtain.

Related words

velum

Derived words

cortinal
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