lido

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The Word of the Day for March 20 is:

lido   \LEE-doh\   noun
     : a fashionable beach resort

Example sentence:
     Staff at hotels and restaurants along the world-famous lido are
already gearing up for the huge influx of students during Spring
Break.

Did you know?
     The original Lido is a beach resort near Venice, Italy. The town's
name comes from the Italian word "lido," which means "shore" or
"bank." (The Italian root derives from "litus," the Latin word for
"shore.") By the mid-19th century, Lido's reputation as a chic
vacation destination for the well-to-do was the envy of seaside
resorts everywhere. English speaking social climbers generalized the
town's name and started using it for any fashionably Lido-esque
beach.




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