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borgo

/ˈbɔː(ɹ)ɡəʊ/

borgo noun: a small Italian village.

Noun

borgo (plural borgos)

  1. A small Italian 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.2007 January 11, Maureen Orth, “Shopping for a Villa, He Wound Up With a Village”, in New York Times

Forms of borgo

pluralborgos

Origin of borgo

Borrowed from Italian borgo. Doublet of borough.

Questions about borgo

What does borgo mean?
Borgo means a small Italian village.
What part of speech is borgo?
Borgo is a noun.
How do you pronounce borgo?
Borgo is pronounced /ˈbɔː(ɹ)ɡəʊ/.
What is the plural of borgo?
The plural of borgo is borgos.

Words near borgo in the dictionary

  1. Borgman
  2. Borgmann
  3. Borgmanns
  4. Borgmans
  5. Borgne
  6. borgo
  7. borgos
  8. Borgou
  9. borgs
  10. Borgu
  11. borhani

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