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Cortese

Cortese proper noun: a surname from Italian.

Proper noun

Cortese

  1. A surname from Italian.
    • Cortese is asking the auditor to evaluate the process the MTC used to determine that the toll hike was necessary and to check the effectiveness of an MTC risk management policy aimed at avoiding cost overruns.2025 February 13, Tim Fang, “Bay Area State Sen. Dave Cortese seeks audit of MTC, BATA over bridge toll hikes”, in CBS News

Origin of Cortese

Borrowed from Italian Cortese.

Questions about Cortese

What does Cortese mean?
Cortese means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Cortese?
Cortese is a proper noun.

Words near Cortese in the dictionary

  1. corteges
  2. corten
  3. Corter
  4. Corters
  5. Cortes
  6. Cortese
  7. Corteses
  8. Cortesian
  9. cortex
  10. cortexes
  11. cortexillin

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