guirnalda
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
guirnalda f (plural guirnaldas)
Derived terms[edit]
- enguirnaldar (verb)
Further reading[edit]
- “guirnalda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014