Savoy

Savoy

See also: savoy

English

Etymology

From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈvɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Proper noun

Savoy

1. (historical) A historical region in western Europe, shared between the modern countries of France, Italy, and Switzerland.
2. English form of Savoie, a department in Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Translations

a historical region of western Europe

Armenian: Սավոյա (Savoya) Catalan: Savoia f Corsican: Savoia f Czech: Savojsko n Danish: Savoyen c, Savojen c Dutch: Savooien Finnish: Savoiji Franco-Provençal: Savouè f French: Savoie (fr) f German: Savoyen (de) n Greek: Σαβοΐα f (Savoḯa) Italian: Savoia f Japanese: サヴォワ (Savowa) Latin: Sapaudia f, Sabaudia f Norman: Savouaie f Occitan: Savòia f Portuguese: Savoia f, Saboia f Spanish: Saboya f Swedish: Savojen

Noun

Savoy (countable and uncountable, plural Savoys)

1. Savoy cabbage
2. An Italian noble family, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy
3. A member of the Savoy noble family

Translations

Savoy cabbage — see Savoy cabbage