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Orvieto

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɔːˈvjɛt.əʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: ôr-vyĕt􂀽'ō
  • General-American: /ɔɹˈvjɛt.oʊ/
  • General-American: /ɔɹˈvjeɪ.toʊ/
  • General-American: /ˌɔɹ.viˈɛt.oʊ/
  • General-American: /ˌɔɹ.viˈeɪ.toʊ/
  • General-American: ôr-vyĕt􂀽'ō
  • General-American: ôr-vyā􂀽'tō
  • General-American: ôr'vē-ĕt􂀽'ō
  • General-American: ôr'vē-ā􂀽'tō
  • rhymes with (Received Pronunciation, General American) -ɛtəʊ
  • rhymes with (General American) -eɪtəʊ

1

name

Meaning 1

A town in the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A white wine from that town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Italian Orvieto, from Latin Urbs Vetus (literally “old city”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُورْفْيِيتُو (ʔOrfyēto, ʔOrvyēto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Armenian: Օրվիետո (Ōrvieto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Bulgarian: Орвие́то (Orviéto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 奧爾維耶托 /奥尔维耶托 (Ào'ěrwéiyétuō) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Etruscan: 𐌖𐌄𐌋𐌆𐌍𐌀 (Uelzna) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • French: Orvieto — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • French: Orviète — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • German: Orvieto — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Greek: Ορβιέτο (Orviéto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Ancient Greek: Ὀυολσίνιοι (Ouolsínioi) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Ancient Greek: Οὐρβιβεντός (Ourbibentós) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Italian: Orvieto — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Japanese: オルヴィエート (Oruviēto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Korean: 오르비에토 (Oreubieto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Latin: Volsiniī Veterēs — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Latin: Urbs Vetus — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Latin: Urbiventus — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Russian: Орвие́то (Orvijéto) — A town in Umbria, Italy
  • Ukrainian: Орв'є́то (Orvʺjéto) — A town in Umbria, Italy