Salento

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proper noun

A small peninsula at the south-eastern tip of Italy, sometimes described as the "heel"; principal cities are Lecce and Otranto.

OriginItalian Salento ← Latin salum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small peninsula at the south-eastern tip of Italy, sometimes described as the "heel"; principal cities are Lecce and Otranto.

Origin

  1. Latinsalum“(surrounded by) sea”
  2. ItalianSalento
  3. EnglishSalento

From Italian Salento, from Salentino dialect Salentu, of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin salum (“(surrounded by) sea”).

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