giara

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).

Noun

giara f (plural giare)

  1. jar
  2. crock

Anagrams

Sardinian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒara/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Italian giara.

Noun

giara f (plural giaras)

  1. jar

Etymology 2

Unclear. Either part of the alleged Nuragic substrate, or from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew יַעַר (yaʿar, “forest, woods”).

Noun

giara f (plural giaras)

  1. plateau
  2. valley

References

  • “giara”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]
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