Campidoglio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Capitōlium, perhaps folk-etymologized as campi d'oglio (“fields of oglio”), with the last element taken as some kind of proper name or oglio, the local dialectal word for “oil”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam.piˈdɔʎ.ʎo/
• Rhymes: -ɔʎʎo
• Hyphenation: Cam‧pi‧dò‧glio

Proper noun

Campidoglio m

1. Capitolium
3. the Capitoline Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome

   Synonym: Monte Capitolino

5. (narrowing) an ancient square located on top of the hill
7. (narrowing) the Senatorial Palace, representative of the municipality of Rome
8. (figurative, by extension) the ruling center of a country
   • 2020 June 11, Silvia Luperini, “Pelosi contro Trump: "Via dal Campidoglio le statue dei leader confederati"”, in La Repubblica‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 September 2022:

     Bisogna rimuovere le statue di generali e leader confederati dal complesso del Campidoglio perché sono "un tributo all'odio" […]

     We need to remove the statues of confederate generals and leaders from the complex of the Capitol because they are a "tribute to hate" […]

9. (metonymically) the mayor of the Rome municipality

Coordinate terms

hills of Rome

• Aventino
• Celio
• Esquilino
• Palatino
• Quirinale
• Viminale

 

Related terms

• capitolino
• Palazzo Senatorio
• Piazza del Campidoglio

Further reading

• (sense 2): Campidoglio on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• (sense 3): Piazza del Campidoglio on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• (sense 4): Palazzo Senatorio on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it