tramontane meaning and definition

TRAMONTANE noun

Definition of tramontane (noun)

1. a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
   • synonyms: tramontana

TRAMONTANE adjective

Definition of tramontane (adjective)

1. on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)
   • "the transmontane section of the state"; "tramontane winds"
   • synonyms: transmontane
   • antonym: cismontane
2. being or coming from another country
   • "tramontane influences"