però
Sentences
Meaning
yet, but, however, nevertheless
Concepts
Synonyms
ciò nonostante
anche ora
in aggiunta
solo che
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pe‧rò
Pronounced as (IPA)
/peˈrɔ/
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin per hoc (“for this reason”, literally “through this”). The original meaning of però was “for this reason, therefore”. Cognate with Spanish pero, Old Franco-Provençal enperoi.
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