bello

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noun

A young man; sweetheart.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

bello1

nounbello (plural bellos)

plural bellos

Bello2

proper nounBello (plural Bellos)

plural Bellos

Origin

bello · noun

  1. Italianbello“man; fella”
  2. Englishbello

From Italian bello (“man; fella”). Doublet of beau.

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Bello · proper noun

  1. Latinvetulus
  2. EnglishBello

* As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the adjective bello (“handsome, beautiful”). * As a Catalan surname, shortened from Abello. * As a Galician surname, variant of Vello, either a variant of Vela or from Latin vetulus. * As a Assyrian/Chaldean (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) surname, from the name of the ancient king Βῆλος (Bêlos). * As a west African surname, Yola and Hausa variant of Ballo (see Barro).

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APA

bello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bello

MLA

“bello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bello. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bello,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bello.

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