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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Durazzo, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion). Doublet of Durrës and Dyrrhachium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʊˈɹɑːtsoʊ/, /dʊˈɹætsoʊ/
Proper noun
Durazzo
- (historical) Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion). Presumably borrowed through Venetian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈrat.t͡so/
- Rhymes: -attso
- Hyphenation: Du‧ràz‧zo
Proper noun
Durazzo f
- Durrës (a city in Albania)
Proper noun
Durazzo m or f by sense
- a surname
- a noble family from Genoa
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian Durazzo, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Durazzo f
- Durrës (a city in Albania)
- Synonym: Durres