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Montepeloso
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Italian
Etymology
Morphologically from it monte mountain, mount peloso hairy, probably just an alteration of the original it la - name la mōns mountain, mount + la lapillōsus covered in pebbles. The name of the town was changed in Irsina in 1895, probably to give a more pleasant and harmonious sound to it.
Pronunciation
Móntepelóso
Proper noun
f
it Irsina a town in Basilicata
Proper noun
mfbysense
it place names
Further reading
montepeloso