orvieto

Or·vi·e·to

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-vee-ey-toh, -et-oh; Italian awr-vye-taw]
- /ˌɔr viˈeɪ toʊ, -ˈɛt oʊ; Italian ɔrˈvyɛ tɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-vee-ey-toh, -et-oh; Italian awr-vye-taw]
- /ˌɔr viˈeɪ toʊ, -ˈɛt oʊ; Italian ɔrˈvyɛ tɔ/

Definitions of orvieto word

noun orvieto a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy. 1
noun orvieto a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001) 0
noun orvieto a light white wine from this region 0

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Origin of orvieto

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for Orvieto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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orvieto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for orvieto

noun orvieto

asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
chablis — a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
chardonnay — a white grape originally grown in the Burgundy region of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
chenin blanc — a white grape grown in the Loire region of France and in South Africa, California, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine
gewurztraminer — a type of white grape used in winemaking.

All 7 Synonyms of orvieto