Corleone

Italian

Etymology

From Sicilian Cunigghiuni or Curliuni, from Aragonese Coriglione or Conillon, from Norman Coraigliòn, from Latin Curilionum, from Arabic قُرْلِيُون (qurliyūn), from Ancient Greek Κουρουλλουνέ (Kouroullouné). Alternatively from Latin *Corleōne, from cor (“heart”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kor.leˈo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: Cor‧le‧ó‧ne

Proper noun

Corleone f

1. A small town in Sicily, home of an infamous Mafia family

Derived terms

• corleonese