guirnalda

Spanish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡiɾˈnalda/ [ɡiɾˈnal̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Syllabification: guir‧nal‧da

Noun

guirnalda f (plural guirnaldas)

1. garland
2. wreath

   Synonym: corona

3. worm (something helical, especially the thread of a screw)

   Synonyms: filete, rosca

4. globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa

Derived terms

• enguirnaldar (verb)

 

Further reading

• “guirnalda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014