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otranto

/ˈoʊtɹɑntoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
otran-to
IPA
/ˈoʊtɹɑntoʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Apulia, Italy.

Etymology

From Italian Otranto, from Latin Hydruntum, from Ancient Greek Ὑδροῦς (Hudroûs). Doublet of Hydruntum and hydrous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Strait of Otranto

Synonyms

Hydruntum

Questions

How do you pronounce otranto?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊtɹɑntoʊ/.
What does otranto mean?
A town in Apulia, Italy.
Where does otranto come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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