sguardo

Italian

Etymology

Deverbal from sguardare +‎ -o, variant of guardare (“to watch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɡwar.do/

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• Rhymes: -ardo
• Hyphenation: sguàr‧do

Noun

sguardo m (plural sguardi)

1. glance, look (action of looking)

   Synonym: occhiata

   uno sguardo verso il cielo ― a glance towards the sky

2. look, expression

   Synonym: espressione

   aveva lo sguardo felice ― she had a happy look on her face

3. view

   Synonyms: vista, veduta

   un bellissimo sguardo sul mare ― a very beautiful view of the sea

Further reading

• sguardo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Venetian

Adjective

sguardo

1. vermillion

Further reading

• Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “sguardo”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 658