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guimbarde

English edit

Etymology edit

French guimbarde

Noun edit

guimbarde (plural guimbardes)

  1. A Jew's harp.

Alternative forms edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From Occitan guimbardo, from guimbar (“to jump”), from Old Occitan guimar (“to leap”), possibly from a hypothetical Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽 (*wimōn, “to rise [?]”), which would be related to Old Saxon upwimōn (“to rise”), Old High German ūfwiumen (“to well or bubble up”) and/or Old High German wemōn (“to sway, fluctuate”), all ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *wīpaną (“to wrap, wind”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃.baʁd/
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Noun edit

guimbarde f (plural guimbardes)

  1. (music) Jew's harp
  2. (colloquial) banger (UK), old car
    la vieille guimbarde de l'inspecteur Colombo

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Catalan: guimbarda
  • → English: guimbarde
  • → Spanish: guimbarda

References edit

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 779

Further reading edit

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