Volta

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvoʊltə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: volta

From Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

Volta

1. A river in West Africa, having given its name to Upper Volta; in full, Volta River.
2. Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa.
3. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

• Volta River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from Italian Volta.

Volta (plural Voltas)

1. A surname from Italian.

• lovat, votal

Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”).

Volta m

1. Volta (a river in West Africa)

• Alt Volta

Converged from different nicknames, including volpe (“fox”) and volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔlta
• Hyphenation: Vòl‧ta

Volta m or f by sense

1. a surname

   Alessandro Volta, Italian scientist

• Translingual: V
• → English: Volta
  • English: volt, voltage, voltaic

• Fucilla, J. G. (1987). Our Italian Surnames. United Kingdom: Genealogical Publishing Company.

Borrowed from Portuguese Volta.

Volta m

1. Volta: a river in West Africa

From volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

Volta

1. Volta (a river in West Africa; in full, Rio Volta)
2. Volta (ellipsis of Lago Volta (= Lake Volta): a lake in West Africa)

• English: Volta
• Italian: Volta

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolta/ [ˈbol̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -olta
• Syllabification: Vol‧ta

Volta ?

1. Volta (river)