Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palermo

/pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
pa-ler-mo
IPA
/pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.

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A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

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A former province of Sicily, Italy.

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Etymology

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Palermo, Palermu, بَلَرْم, Panormus, Πάνορμος

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Questions

How do you pronounce palermo?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/.
What does palermo mean?
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
Where does palermo come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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