guirnalda
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
guirnalda f (plural guirnaldas)
Derived terms edit
- enguirnaldar (verb)
Further reading edit
- “guirnalda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014