English

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Etymology

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From French guimbarde.

Noun

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guimbarde (plural guimbardes)

  1. A Jew's harp.

Alternative forms

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French

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃.baʁd/
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Noun

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guimbarde f (plural guimbardes)

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

Synonyms

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Descendants

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

References

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  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

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