# Cuneo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkuːniəʊ/ · frequency rank #93,588

## Definitions
1. A city and comune, the capital of the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.
2. A province of Piedmont, in northwestern Italy.
3. A habitational surname from Italian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Cuneo, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”), after the shape of the city, which is at the confluence of two rivers. Doublet of coin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cuneo