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orvieto

/ɔɹˈvjɛt.oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
Or-vie-to
IPA
/ɔɹˈvjɛt.oʊ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy.

noun

A white wine from that town.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian Orvieto, from Latin Urbs Vetus (literally “old city”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɔɹˈvjɛt.oʊ/
  • British English: /ɔːˈvjɛt.əʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Orvietos (plural)

Derived Forms

orvietite

Phrases

Orvieto ware

Frequently Paired Words

orvietan

Questions

How do you pronounce orvieto?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔɹˈvjɛt.oʊ/.
What does orvieto mean?
A town in the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy.
Where does orvieto come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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