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leghorn

n.
US //ˈɫɛɡhɔɹn// UK //lˈɛɡhɔːn// leghorn Archaic
Synonyms
Origin

From Old Italian Legorno, from Latin Liburnus, from Liburnī, name of the ancient population of Liburnians. Doublet of Livorno.

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