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Salento
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English
Etymology
From en it Salento, from Salentino dialect it Salentu, of uncertain origin, possibly from en la salum (surrounded by) sea.
Proper noun
A small peninsula at the south-eastern tip of Italy, sometimes described as the "heel"; principal cities are Lecce and Otranto.
Derived terms
en Salentine
References
Mario Cosmai, Antichi toponimi di Puglia e Basilicata, Levante, 1991.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aelnost alonest etalons lean-tos loanest tolanes
en Italy