Cuneo

See also: cuneo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːniəʊ/

Proper noun

Cuneo

  1. A province of Piedmont, northwestern Italy.
  2. A city, the capital of Cuneo, Italy.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cuneus (“wedge”) (whence cuneo and conio), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Cognate to Piedmontese Coni.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.ne.o/, [ˈkuːne.o], [ˈkuːne̯o]
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  • Hyphenation: Cù‧ne‧o

Proper noun

Cuneo f

  1. Cuneo (a province of Piedmont, Italy)
  2. Cuneo (a city in Piedmont, Italy)

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