Masculine

rione

Meaning

quarter; urban neighborhood

Concepts

part of town

informal settlement

borough

squatter settlement

city district

Hyphenated as
ri‧ó‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/riˈo.ne/
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.

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