guimbarde

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English

Etymology

From French guimbarde.

Noun

guimbarde (plural guimbardes)

  1. A Jew's harp.

Alternative forms

French

Etymology

From Occitan guimbardo, from guimbar (“to jump”), from Old Occitan guimar (“to leap”), possibly from a hypothetical Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽 (*wimōn, “to rise ”), which would be related to Old Saxon upwimōn (“to rise”), Old High German ūfwiumen (“to well or bubble up”) and/or Old High German wemōn (“to sway, fluctuate”), all ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *wīpaną (“to wrap, wind”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃.baʁd/
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Noun

guimbarde f (plural guimbardes)

  1. (music) Jew's harp
  2. (colloquial) banger (UK), old car
    la vieille guimbarde de l'inspecteur Colombo

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: guimbarda
  • → English: guimbarde
  • → Spanish: guimbarda

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 779

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