Murano
/mʊˈɹɑːnəʊ/
Murano proper noun: a series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
Proper noun
Murano (countable and uncountable, plural Muranos)
- A series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
- The glassmaking industry of Murano.
- [H]e knew that, counting from the hemp or flax seed, the paper with which they were covered took much more time and labour before it was finished than the finest and clearest Murano glass.1999, Jakob Grimmelshausen, translated by Mike Mitchell, Simplicius Simplicissimus, Dedalus, published 2016, page 18
- Vivienne would have liked to see glassmakers and buy a Murano vase.2005, Canoe Gandilhon, The Emperor's Bracelet, page 68
- A habitational surname from Italian.
Forms of Murano
| plural | Muranos |
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Origin of Murano
Borrowed from Italian Murano.
Questions about Murano
- What does Murano mean?
- Murano means a series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
- What part of speech is Murano?
- Murano is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Murano?
- Murano is pronounced /mʊˈɹɑːnəʊ/.
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