giostra

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔ.stra/
• Hyphenation: giò‧stra

Etymology 1

From Old French joste, derived from joster.

Alternative forms

• giosta (archaic)

Noun

giostra f (plural giostre)

1. (historical) joust, jousting (knightly contest)
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXII, page 325, lines 1–6:

     Io vidi già cavalier muover campo, ¶ e cominciare stormo e far lor mostra, ¶ e talvolta partir per loro scampo; ¶ corridor vidi per la terra vostra, ¶ o Aretini, e vidi gir gualdane, ¶ fedir torneamenti e correr giostra

     I have erewhile seen horsemen moving camp, begin the storming, and their muster make, and sometimes starting off for their escape; vaunt-couriers have I seen upon your land, o Aretines, and foragers go forth, ⁠tournaments stricken, and the jousting run

2. Meanings by analogy:
   1. (archaic) skirmish

      Synonym: scaramuccia

   2. fight

      Synonyms: contrasto, lotta, scontro, urto

   3. (rare) The act of going around.

      fare la giostra ― to go around

   4. (figurative, archaic) deceit, deception

      Synonym: raggiro

3. A competition where contestants try to hit a target while speedily passing underneath it.
4. merry-go-round (British), carousel (US); ride (at a theme park etc)
5. (in the plural) The rides in an amusement park.
6. (figurative) A chaotic succession.
7. (figurative, Rome) mess (confusion of things)

Related terms

• giostrare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

giostra

1. inflection of giostrare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• rogasti

References

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