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Palermo

  • /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/
  • /pəˈlɛə(ɹ)məʊ/

Where it comes from

From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor. Doublet of Panormus.

proper noun

  1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
  3. historical A former province of Sicily, Italy.
  4. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  5. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  7. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  8. A town in Oswego County, New York.
  9. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  10. A habitational surname

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: malaga, mozambique, mozambican, getafe, valladolid, rennes, auxerre, caen, lorient, reyn, middlesbrough, mok, almeria, rehn, sevilla, wolfsburg

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name city

日本語パレルモ Parerumo
中文巴勒莫 Bālèmò
PortuguêsPalermo
FrançaisPalerme
ItalianoPalermo
ΕλληνικάΠαλέρμο Palérmo, Πάνορμος Pánormos
РусскийПале́рмо Palérmo
العربيةبَالِيرْمُو bālīrmū, بَلَرْم balarm

name metropolitan city

日本語パレルモ Parerumo
PortuguêsPalermo
FrançaisPalerme
ItalianoPalermo
ΕλληνικάΠαλέρμο Palérmo, Πάνορμος Pánormos
РусскийПале́рмо Palérmo
العربيةبَالِيرْمُو bālīrmū

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@misc{palermo_2026,
  title = {Palermo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palermo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}