Corleone

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Etymology

From Sicilian Cunigghiuni or Curliuni, from Aragonese Coriglione or Conillon, from Norman Coraigliòn, from Latin Curilionum, from Arabic قُرْلِيُون (qurliyūn), from Ancient Greek Κουρουλλουνέ (Kouroullouné). Alternatively from Latin *Corleōne, from cor (heart) + leōnis (of the lion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kor.leˈo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: Cor‧le‧ó‧ne

Proper noun

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Corleone f

  1. A small town in Sicily, home of an infamous Mafia family

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