giubba

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒub.ba/
• Rhymes: -ubba
• Hyphenation: giùb‧ba

Etymology 1

From Latin iuba (“mane; hair”).

Alternative forms

• giuba (literary)
• iuba (literary, rare)

Noun

giubba f (plural giubbe) (literary)

1. mane (of a lion)

   Synonym: criniera

2. (uncommon) mane (of an animal)

   Synonym: criniera

Further reading

• giubba¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “long garment”), 13th c.

Noun

giubba f (plural giubbe)

1. (historical) tunic
2. (historical, military) an overgarment made of padded leather [17^th c.]
3. (historical) a kind of male garment [12^th–17^th c.]
4. (military) field jacket
5. a jockey's jacket
6. (Tuscan) dress coat

   Synonym: marsina

Derived terms

• giubbetto (“vest”)

Descendants

• → Middle High German: schūbe
  • German: Schaube
  • → Russian: шуба (šuba)
• → Turkish: cübbe

Further reading

• giubba² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana