borgo

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/ˈbɔː(ɹ)ɡəʊ/

noun

A small Italian village.

OriginItalian borgo →
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Meanings

nounborgo (plural borgos)

plural borgos

  1. A small Italian village.

    The borgo’s five acres and five dilapidated structures were part of an estate once owned by the Borghese family, and overlooked a valley of hills and vineyards.

    2007 January 11, Maureen Orth, “Shopping for a Villa, He Wound Up With a Village”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Italianborgo
  2. Englishborgo

Borrowed from Italian borgo. Doublet of borough.

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APA

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Chicago

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