guardiano

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guardiano m (plural guardiani, feminine guardiana)

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

Descendants

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