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Italian
Etymology
From Latin gladius. The “frost” meaning is derived from the figurative sense of “sharp cold”. Doublet of gladio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡja.do/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Hyphenation: ghià‧do
Noun
ghiado m (plural ghiadi) (obsolete)
- any stabbing weapon (such as a sword, dagger, knife etc.)
- frost, cold
- Synonyms: (literary) algore, freddo, gelo
- Antonyms: caldo, calore
Derived terms
Further reading
- ghiado in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana