Sanremo
See also: San Remo
Italian
Alternative forms
- San Remo (obsolete)
Etymology
From a contraction of Sant'Eremo (“Holy Hermitage”), through Ligurian San Rœmu, Sanrœmu. 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/
- Rhymes: -ɛmo
- Hyphenation: San‧rè‧mo
Proper noun
Sanremo m
- (by extension) the Sanremo Music Festival, annually held in this town
- Synonym: Festival di Sanremo
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