borgo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian borgo. Doublet of borough.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔː(ɹ)ɡəʊ/
Noun
borgo (plural borgos)
- A small Italian village.
- 2007, January 11, “Maureen Orth”, in Shopping for a Villa, He Wound Up With a Village:
- The borgo’s five acres and five dilapidated structures were part of an estate once owned by the Borghese family, and overlooked a valley of hills and vineyards.
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Anagrams
- Bogor
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin burgus. Doublet of bricco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbor.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -orɡo
- Hyphenation: bór‧go
Noun
borgo m (plural borghi)
- village, hamlet
- district
- suburb
- borough
Derived terms
- borgata
- borghetto
Further reading
- borgo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana