Type Political Subdivision
Usage Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. ab-ROOT-tso(Italian) a-BRUWT-so(English) ah-BROOT-so(English) ə-BROOT-so(English) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
From Late Latin Aprutium, itself probably from Praetūtium, which defined the territory in which the tribe of the Praetutii lived. This is the name of a region in southern Italy.