guanto
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Occitan, from Old French guant, from Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove, mitten”), from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from the root *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”). Cognates include French gant, Catalan guant, Sicilian nguantu and Spanish guante.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editguanto m (plural guanti)
- glove
- (slang) condom
- Synonyms: preservativo, profilattico
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Arabic:
- Hijazi Arabic: جونتي m (juwinti) (plural form)
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