Capodimonte

English

Alternative forms

Noun

Capodimonte (uncountable)

  1. A kind of porcelain created by the Capodimonte porcelain manufactory (Real Fabbrica di Capodimonte) in Naples, Italy, between 1743 and 1759.

Italian

Etymology

From capo +‎ di +‎ monte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌka.po.diˈmon.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧po‧di‧món‧te

Proper noun

Capodimonte ?

  1. an area of Naples famous for a Bourbon royal palace, the National Museum of Capodimonte, housed in the former Palace of Capodimonte, the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte and Capodimonte porcelain manufactory
  2. a comune in Viterbo

References

  1. ^ Capodimonte in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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