Orvieto


[awr-vee-ey-toh, -et-oh; Italian awr-vye-taw] /ˌɔr viˈeɪ toʊ, -ˈɛt oʊ; Italian ɔrˈvyɛ tɔ/

noun
1.
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
/Italian orˈvjɛːto/
noun
1.
a market town in central Italy, in Umbria: Etruscan remains. Pop: 20 705 (2001) Latin name Urbs Vetus (ˈʊəbz ˈviːtəs)
2.
a light white wine from this region

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