English

Proper noun

Genoa

1. A province of Liguria, Italy.
2. A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
3. A placename.

Usage notes

The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.

Translations

See also

• Wikipedia article on Genoa, the Italian city
• Wikipedia disambiguation page on the places called Genoa in the US

Anagrams

• agone

English

Noun

genoa ‎(plural genoas)

1. (nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
2. Genoa cake

Translations

Anagrams

• agone

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

genoa m ‎(definite singular genoaen, indefinite plural genoaer, definite plural genoaene)

1. (nautical, sailing) a genoa (type of foresail)

Usage notes

Seemingly also spelt genua, as in Danish.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

genoa m ‎(definite singular genoaen) (uncertain of plural forms, possibly same as Bokmål)

1. (nautical, sailing) a genoa (type of foresail)