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”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹ.ən.toʊ/, /təˈɹæn.toʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæ.ɹən.təʊ/
- Hyphenation: Tar‧an‧to
Proper noun
Taranto
- A city and associated province of Apulia, Italy.
Synonyms
- (former name) Tarentum
Translations
city and province
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Anagrams
- arnatto, arnotta, natator
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.ran.to/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aranto
- Hyphenation: Tà‧ran‧to
Proper noun
Taranto f
- Taranto (a province of Italy)
- Taranto (a city in Italy)
- the letter T in the Italian spelling alphabet
- Synonym: Torino
Derived terms
- tarantino, Tarantino
Anagrams
- Tantaro, tornata, tronata