Ariosto, Ludovico Syllabification: (A·ri·os·to, Ludovico)Pronunciation: /ˌärēˈästō, -ˈōstō/Definition of Ariosto, Ludovico (1474–1533), Italian poet; noted for his romantic epic Orlando Furioso (final version 1532). Ariosto, Ludovico in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ariosto, Ludovico in the British & World English dictionary