Taranto

Tar·an·to
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proper noun

A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.

Similar
Tarentum
OriginItalian Taranto ← Latin Tarentum ← Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
  2. A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Tarentum
Also see
zinfandel

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóru“tree”
  2. Illyrian*darandos“oak”
  3. Ancient GreekΤάρᾱς
  4. LatinTarentum
  5. ItalianTaranto
  6. EnglishTaranto

From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τᾰ́ρᾱς
  • Τᾰ́ρᾱς (Tắrās)city and province
Arabic تارانتو
  • تارانتو (Tārāntū)city and province
Bulgarian Таранто
  • Таранто (Taranto)city and province
Catalan Tàrent
  • Tàrentcity and province
Chinese Mandarin 塔蘭托 /塔兰托
  • 塔蘭托 /塔兰托 (Tǎlántuō)city and province
Czech Tarent
  • Tarentcity and province
Dutch Tarente
  • Tarentecity and province
Finnish Taranto
  • Tarantocity and province
French Tarente
  • Tarentecity and province
German Tarent, Taranto
  • Tarentcity and province
  • Tarantocity and province
Greek Τάραντας, Ταράντο
  • Τάραντας (Tárantas)city and province
  • Ταράντο (Taránto)city and province
Hebrew טאראנטו
  • טאראנטוcity and province
Hungarian Tarantó
  • Tarantócity and province
Italian Taranto
  • Tarantocity and province
Japanese ターラント, タラント
  • ターラント (Tāranto)city and province
  • タラント (Taranto)city and province
Korean 타란토
  • 타란토 (taranto)city and province
Latin Tarentum
  • Tarentumcity and province
Lithuanian Tarantas
  • Tarantascity and province
Polish Tarent
  • Tarentcity and province
Portuguese Tarento
  • Tarentocity and province
Romanian Taranto
  • Tarantocity and province
Russian Та́ранто
  • Та́ранто (Táranto)city and province
Spanish Tarento
  • Tarentocity and province
Turkish Taranto
  • Tarantocity and province

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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