giarda

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒar.da/
  • Rhymes: -arda
  • Hyphenation: giàr‧da

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic جَرَذ (jaraḏ). Compare Medieval Latin zarda.

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Noun

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giarda f (plural giarde)

  1. (veterinary medicine) spavin
    Synonym: giardone
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Etymology 2

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Perhaps from a metaphorical meaning of the above.

Noun

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giarda f (plural giarde)

  1. (archaic) prank, joke
    Synonyms: beffa, burla
  2. (archaic) deception, lie
    Synonyms: bugia, inganno, menzogna

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