Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benevento

/bˈɛnəveɪntoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: ben-even-to
IPA: /bˈɛnəveɪntoʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Benevento, Campania, in southern Italy.

name

A province of Campania, Italy, around the city.

Etymology

From Italian Benevento, from Latin Beneventum, from bene (“good, well”) + ventum (“air”), probably an avoidance term for an earlier Maleventum ("Bad Air").

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Benevento, Beneventum

Synonyms

Beneventum

Questions

How do you pronounce benevento?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛnəveɪntoʊ/.
What does benevento mean?: A city and comune, the capital of the province of Benevento, Campania, in southern Italy.
Where does benevento come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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