guardiano

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From guardia, from guardare. Compare Medieval Latin guardianus; compare French gardien, Piedmontese guardian.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡwarˈdja.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: guar‧dià‧no

Noun[edit]

guardiano m (plural guardiani, feminine guardiana)

  1. keeper, caretaker, ward, watchman, surveyor
  2. shepherd, herdsman, herd

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Ottoman Turkish: واردیان (vardiyan)
  • → Hungarian: gárgyán
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