Portofino

American  

[pawr-tuh-fee-noh, pohr-, pawr-taw-fee-naw] / ˌpɔr təˈfi noʊ, ˌpoʊr-, ˌpɔr tɔˈfi nɔ /

noun

1. a village in NW Italy, SE of Genoa: tourist resort.

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Example Sentences

Lake Como, Portofino and the Alps are reachable weekend getaways.

From The Wall Street Journal

The following “Elizabeth Taylor,” which draws parallels between Ms. Swift’s fame and that of the iconic actress, opens its first verse with a line that surely has never appeared in a song before: “That view of Portofino was on my mind when you called me at the Plaza Athénée.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, they celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary with a trip on the Orient Express from Paris, where they met in 2005, to La Cervara in Portofino, where they held their wedding ceremony, in a medieval monastery.

From BBC

The Bayesian sank near the town of Portofino on 19 August of last year during freak weather, with reports of water spouts.

From BBC

Enjoy an Italian meal at La Condo Portofino At the end of the day, I’ll have dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, La Condo Portofino on Montana Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times