guirnalda

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Spanish

Etymology

Metathetic form of guirlanda, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), wiara (“gold thread”). More at English wire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiɾˈnalda/
  • Rhymes: -alda
  • Syllabification: guir‧nal‧da

Noun

guirnalda f (plural guirnaldas)

  1. garland
  2. wreath
    Synonym: corona
  3. worm (something helical, especially the thread of a screw)
    Synonyms: filete, rosca
  4. globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa

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