Savoy

See also: savoy

English

Etymology

From French Savoy, Savoie, from the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈvɔɪ/

Proper noun

Savoy

(historical) A historical region of western Europe, shared between the modern countries of France, Italy, and Switzerland.

Translations

a historical region of western Europe

Armenian: Սավոյա (Savoya)
Catalan: Savoia f
Danish: Savoyen c, Savojen c
Dutch: Savooien
Finnish: Savoiji
Franco-Provençal: Savouè f
French: Savoie (fr) f
German: Savoyen (de) n

Greek: Σαβοΐα f (Savoḯa)
Italian: Savoia f
Japanese: サヴォワ (Savowa)
Latin: Sapaudia f, Sabaudia f
Norman: Savouaie f
Occitan: Savòia f
Portuguese: Savoia f, Saboia f
Spanish: Saboya f

Noun

Savoy (countable and uncountable, plural Savoys)

Savoy cabbage
An Italian noble family, which became the ruling (hereditary) dynasty of Sardinia and later of Italy
A member of the Savoy noble family

Translations

Savoy cabbage — see Savoy cabbage

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