Taranto

== English == === Etymology === From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːɹəntoʊ/, /ˈtɛɹ.ən.toʊ/, /təˈɹæn.toʊ/, /təˈɹɑːn.toʊ/, /tɑˈɹɑːntoʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæ.ɹən.təʊ/, /təˈɹæntoʊ/ Hyphenation: Tar‧an‧to === Proper noun === Taranto A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city. ==== Synonyms ==== Tarentum (historical) ==== Translations ==== === References === “Taranto”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “Taranto”, in Collins English Dictionary. “Taranto”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Taranto”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “tarantula”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “Taronto”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries === Anagrams === arnatto, arnotta, natator == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈta.ran.to/ Rhymes: -aranto Hyphenation: Tà‧ran‧to === Proper noun === Taranto f Taranto (a province of Italy) Taranto (a city in Italy) the letter T in the Italian spelling alphabet Synonym: Torino ==== Derived terms ==== tarantino, Tarantino === See also === === References === === Anagrams === Tantaro, tornata, tronata