Palermo
English
Etymology
From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (pan-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/, /pəˈlɛə(ɹ)məʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Palermo
- A city in Italy, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo, and of Sicily.
- A metropolitan city in Sicily established in 2015.
- (historical) A former province of Sicily, Italy.
- A district (barrio) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- A census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States.
- A habitational surname
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Translations
city
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province
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district of Buenos Aires
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈlɛrmoː/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [paˈlɛrmoː]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [paˈlɛrmoʊ̯]
Audio (file)
Italian

bandiera della città di Palermo – flag of the city of Palermo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlɛr.mo/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrmo
- Hyphenation: Pa‧lèr‧mo
Proper noun
Palermo m
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (pan-) + ὅρμος (hórmos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈlɛr.mɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrmɔ
- Syllabification: Pa‧ler‧mo
Proper noun
Palermo n (indeclinable)
Further reading
- Palermo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/ [paˈlɛɦ.mu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /paˈlɛʁ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈlɛɻ.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧ler‧mo
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