borgo

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from Italian borgo.

Noun [edit]

borgo

  1. A small Italian village.
    • 2007 January 11, Maureen Orth, “Shopping for a Villa, He Wound Up With a Village”:
      The borgo’s five acres and five dilapidated structures were part of an estate once owned by the Borghese family, and overlooked a valley of hills and vineyards.

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Late Latin burgus.

Noun [edit]

borgo m (plural borghi)

  1. village
  2. district
  3. suburb

Derived terms [edit]

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