Salento
Meanings
name
- A small peninsula at the south-eastern tip of Italy, sometimes described as the "heel"; principal cities are Lecce and Otranto.
Word forms
Etymology
From Italian Salento, from Salentino dialect Salentu, of uncertain origin, possibly from Latin salum (“(surrounded by) sea”).
Derived words
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