Umberto

American  

[oom-ber-taw] / umˈbɛr tɔ /

noun

1. Humbert I.

2. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

This is my own summary list, but it overlaps considerably with the characteristics of fascism described by Umberto Eco in an essay written 30 years ago.

From Salon

McCarthy, who trains Journalism and owner Aron Wellman replaced jockey Umberto Rispoli after they didn’t like his ride in the Pacific Classic.

From Los Angeles Times

Umberto Andrade, a general contractor, was loading concrete and other supplies into his truck.

From Los Angeles Times

In Umberto Eco’s novel “The Name of the Rose,” a medieval abbey’s library that houses the lost second book of Aristotle’s “Poetics” burns to the ground.

From Salon

The cultural critic Umberto Eco long ago described the American roadside not as a place so much as a performance, a carefully staged tableau where every fast-food chain plays its prescribed role: to entice, to captivate and ultimately, to encourage consumption.

From Salon