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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”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum.
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Proper noun
Taranto
- A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
- A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.
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References
- “Taranto”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Taranto”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Taranto”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Taranto”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tarantula”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “Taronto”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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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”).
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Proper noun
Taranto f
- Taranto (a province of Italy)
- Taranto (a city in Italy)
- the letter T in the Italian spelling alphabet
- Synonym: Torino
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