giara

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

giara f (plural giare)

jar
crock

Anagrams

Agira, Argia, agirà, ragia, ragià

Sardinian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒara/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Italian giara.

Noun

giara f (plural giaras)

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)

References

“giara” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it

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