giara

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).

Noun

giara f (plural giare)

1. jar
2. crock

Anagrams

• Agira, Argia, agirà, ragia, ragià

Sardinian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒara/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Italian giara.

Noun

giara f (plural giaras)

1. jar

Etymology 2

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

Noun

giara f (plural giaras)

1. plateau
2. valley

References

• “giara” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it