Taranto

English

Etymology

From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (oak), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree), which also yields Albanian dru (wood, tree)..[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Taranto

  1. A city and associated province of Apulia, Italy.

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Translations

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), tarantula”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (oak), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree), which also yields Albanian dru (wood, tree).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ran.to/
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  • Rhymes: -aranto
  • Hyphenation: Tà‧ran‧to

Proper noun

Taranto f

  1. Taranto (a province of Italy)
  2. Taranto (a city in Italy)
  3. the letter T in the Italian spelling alphabet
    Synonym: Torino

Derived terms

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), tarantula”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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