Sanremo

See also: San Remo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a contraction of Sant'Eremo (“Holy Hermitage”), through Ligurian San Reumo, Sanreumo. Mistaken in the past as deriving from the name of an elusive saint, san Remo, and therefore misspelled San Remo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanˈrɛ.mo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛmo
  • Hyphenation: San‧rè‧mo

Proper noun

Sanremo f

  1. a town and comune of the province of Imperia, Liguria, Italy

Sanremo m

  1. (by extension, music) the Sanremo Music Festival, annually held in this town
    Synonym: Festival di Sanremo m

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Sanremo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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