guardaroba
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See also: guarda-roba
Italian
wardrobe
cloakroom/coatroom
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + roba (“clothing”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guardaroba m or (rare) f (invariable)
- (furniture) wardrobe (movable furniture for storing clothes)
- cloakroom/coatroom (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks/coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)
References
- ^ guardaroba in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- guardaroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- guardaroba in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- guardaroba in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica