Taranto

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.

• (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

Taranto

1. A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
2. A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.

• Tarentum (historical)

• “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 (2001–2024) “tarantula”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “Taronto”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

• arnatto, arnotta, natator

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”).[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ran.to/

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• Rhymes: -aranto
• Hyphenation: Tà‧ran‧to

Taranto f

1. Taranto (a province of Italy)
2. Taranto (a city in Italy)
3. the letter T in the Italian spelling alphabet

   Synonym: Torino

• tarantino, Tarantino

• Tantaro, tornata, tronata