Cuneo

//ˈkuːniəʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A province of Piedmont, in northwestern Italy. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Doublet of coin.

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