giubba
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒub.ba/
- Rhymes: -ubba
- Hyphenation: giùb‧ba
Etymology 1
From Latin iuba (“mane; hair”).
Alternative forms
Noun
giubba f (plural giubbe) (literary)
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)
- (historical) tunic
- (historical, military) an overgarment made of padded leather [17th c.]
- (historical) a kind of male garment [12th–17th c.]
- (military) field jacket
- a jockey's jacket
- (Tuscan) dress coat
- Synonym: marsina
Derived terms
- giubbetto (“vest”)
Descendants
Further reading
- giubba2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana