name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/səˈɹɛntəʊ/
US:/səˈɹɛntoʊ/
rhymes with -ɛntəʊ
1
name
Meaning 1
A town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania, Italy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
name
Meaning 2
A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A kind of Italian walnut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Italian Sorrento, from Latin Surrentum, of uncertain origin.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سُورِّينْتُو
(surrēntu)
— town in the province of Naples
Armenian:
Սորենտո
(Sorento)
— town in the province of Naples
Chinese Mandarin:
索倫托 /索伦托
(Suǒlúntuō)
— town in the province of Naples
French:
Sorrente
— town in the province of Naples
German:
Sorrent
— town in the province of Naples
Greek:
Σορέντο
(Sorénto)
— town in the province of Naples
Hindi:
सोरेन्टो
(sorenṭo)
— town in the province of Naples
Italian:
Sorrento
— town in the province of Naples
Japanese:
ソレント
(Sorento)
— town in the province of Naples
Japanese:
ソッレント
(Sorrento)
— town in the province of Naples
Korean:
소렌토
(Sorento)
— town in the province of Naples
Latin:
Surrentum
— town in the province of Naples
Neapolitan:
Surriento
— town in the province of Naples
Russian:
Сорре́нто
(Sorrɛ́nto)
— town in the province of Naples
Sicilian:
Surrentu
— town in the province of Naples
Turkish:
Sorrento
— town in the province of Naples