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Orvieto in British English
(Italian orˈvjɛːto)
noun
1.
a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001)
Latin name: Urbs Vetus (ˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs)2.
a light white wine from this region
Orvieto in American English
(ˌɔrviˈeitou, -ˈetou, Italian ɔʀˈvjetɔ)
noun
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy
Word origin
[1665–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: background, diffraction, newsletter, recessive, regulationImage ofOrvieto
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