veneto

Venetian

adjective VEH-neh-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin Venetus, relating to the ancient Veneti people of northeastern Italy.

Also means

of the Veneto region

Usage Note

Veneto (lowercase) describes anything from the Veneto region of northeast Italy (Venice, Verona, Padua). When used as a noun, il veneto also refers to the Venetian dialect. Do not capitalise unless it begins a sentence; as a noun for the person, un veneto / una veneta is standard.

Examples

"Il prosecco è un vino veneto famoso."

Natural Translation

Prosecco is a famous Venetian wine.

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