Italian

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Etymology

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From garbo (politeness) +‎ -ato. Cognate with Piedmontese garbà.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡarˈba.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: gar‧bà‧to

Adjective

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garbato (feminine garbata, masculine plural garbati, feminine plural garbate)

  1. courteous, polite
    Antonym: sgarbato
  2. kind

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Participle

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garbato (feminine garbata, masculine plural garbati, feminine plural garbate)

  1. past participle of garbare

Further reading

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  • garbato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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