borgo

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian borgo.

Noun

borgo

1. A small Italian village.
   • 2007 January 11, Maureen Orth, “Shopping for a Villa, He Wound Up With a Village”:

     The borgo’s five acres and five dilapidated structures were part of an estate once owned by the Borghese family, and overlooked a valley of hills and vineyards.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin burgus.

Noun

borgo m (plural borghi)

1. village
2. district
3. suburb

Derived terms

• borghetto