giara

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, earthen receptacle).

Noun[edit]

giara f (plural giare)

  1. jar
  2. crock

Anagrams[edit]

Sardinian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Italian giara.

Noun[edit]

giara f (plural giaras)

  1. jar

Etymology 2[edit]

Unclear. Either part of the alleged Nuragic substrate, or from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew יַעַר (yaʿar, forest, woods).

Noun[edit]

giara f (plural giaras)

  1. plateau
  2. valley

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