Cuneo

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/ˈkuːniəʊ/

proper noun

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.

OriginItalian Cuneo ← Latin cuneus →
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Meanings

proper nounCuneo (countable and uncountable, plural Cuneos)

plural Cuneos

  1. countableuncountableA city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.
  2. countableuncountableA province of Piedmont, in northwestern Italy.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Italian.

Origin

  1. Latincuneus“wedge”
  2. ItalianCuneo
  3. EnglishCuneo

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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Translations

Arabic كُونِيُو
  • كُونِيُو (kūniyū)city in Piedmont, Italy
Chinese Mandarin 庫內奧省 /库内奥省, 庫內奧 /库内奥
  • 庫內奧省 /库内奥省 (Kùnèi'à Shěng)province in Piedmont, Italy
  • 庫內奧 /库内奥 (Kùnèi'ào)city in Piedmont, Italy
Finnish Cuneo, Cuneo
  • Cuneoprovince in Piedmont, Italy
  • Cuneocity in Piedmont, Italy
French Coni, Coni
  • Coniprovince in Piedmont, Italy
  • Conicity in Piedmont, Italy
Greek Κούνεο
  • Κούνεο (Koúneo)city in Piedmont, Italy
Hebrew קוּנֵאוֹ
  • קוּנֵאוֹ (Kúneo)city in Piedmont, Italy
Italian Cuneo, Cuneo
  • Cuneoprovince in Piedmont, Italy
  • Cuneocity in Piedmont, Italy
Japanese クーネオ, クネオ
  • クーネオ (Kūneo)city in Piedmont, Italy
  • クネオ (Kuneo)city in Piedmont, Italy
Korean 쿠네오
  • 쿠네오 (Kune'o)city in Piedmont, Italy
Latin Cuneum
  • Cuneumcity in Piedmont, Italy
Latvian Kuneo
  • Kuneocity in Piedmont, Italy
Lithuanian Kuneo
  • Kuneocity in Piedmont, Italy
Persian کونیو
  • کونیو (kuniyo)city in Piedmont, Italy
Russian Ку́нео
  • Ку́нео (Kúneo)city in Piedmont, Italy
Spanish Cúneo
  • Cúneocity in Piedmont, Italy
Thai กูนีโอ
  • กูนีโอ (guu-nii-oo)city in Piedmont, Italy

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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