rione

Italian

Etymology

From the intermediate Vulgar Latin *ri(ji)one(m), from the masculinization of Latin regiōnem. Compare the borrowed doublet regione. Cognate with Sicilian rijuni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈo.ne/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: ri‧ó‧ne

Noun

rione m (plural rioni)

  1. quarter; urban neighborhood
    Synonyms: quartiere, zona

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ rione in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ rione in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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