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Osorno

Osorno proper noun: a surname from Spanish.

Proper noun

Osorno (countable and uncountable, plural Osornos)

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A city and commune, the capital of Osorno province, Chile.
  3. A province in Los Lagos region, Chile.
  4. A volcano situated between Osorno province and Llanquihue province, Chile, named after the city.
  5. A former department of Chile.

Forms of Osorno

pluralOsornos

Origin of Osorno

Borrowed from Spanish Osorno, possibly related to Basque osoren (“complete”).

Questions about Osorno

What does Osorno mean?
Osorno means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Osorno?
Osorno is a proper noun.

Words near Osorno in the dictionary

  1. osones
  2. osophies
  3. osophy
  4. Osorio
  5. Osorios
  6. Osorno
  7. Osornos
  8. Osorto
  9. Osortos
  10. Osos
  11. Ososo

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