Sorrento

American  

[suh-ren-toh, sawr-ren-taw] / səˈrɛn toʊ, sɔrˈrɛn tɔ /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.

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Sorrento British  

/ səˈrɛntəʊ, sorˈrɛnto /

noun

1. a port in SW Italy, in Campania on a mountainous peninsula between the Bay of Naples and the Gulf of Salerno: a resort since Roman times. Pop: 16 536 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Sorrentine
  adjective

Example Sentences

Sorrento Therapeutics CEO Henry Ji lost his when the drugmaker filed for bankruptcy-court protection in 2023 after an arbitration award over a failed collaboration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Ciampa has lived in Sorrento, near Naples, most of her life with her extended family.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

Fanning out all around are several hundred pastel — and almost entirely empty — terraced buildings lining streets named Venice, Amalfi, Positano and Sorrento.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023

But at the Hotel Sorrento, Seattle’s bookworms can, perhaps, step back in time for the night and enjoy both at once.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

Sorrento slowly turned his mech around and began to stomp back toward the castle.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline