giubba
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin iuba (“mane; hair”).
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
giubba f (plural giubbe) (literary)
Further reading edit
- giubba1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “long garment”), 13th c.
Noun edit
giubba f (plural giubbe)
- (historical) tunic
- (historical, military) an overgarment made of padded leather [17th c.]
- (historical) a kind of male garment [12th–17th c.]
- (military) field jacket
- a jockey's jacket
- (Tuscan) dress coat
- Synonym: marsina
Derived terms edit
- giubbetto (“vest”)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- giubba2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana