giusarma

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French guisarme, gisarme, jusarme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈzar.ma/, [d͡ʒuˈz̪är̺mä]
  • Stress: giusàrma
  • Hyphenation: giu‧sar‧ma

Noun

giusarma f (plural giusarme)

  1. (weaponry) gisarme
    • 1892, Giuseppe Caprin, Pianure friulane [Friulian Plains], Trieste: Giuseppe Caprin, published 1892, Cormons, page 326:
      [] le giusarme dei mercenarî al soldo dei baroni e le corsesche friulane che armarono le ultime masnade dei patriarchi e dei conti di Gorizia.
      [] the gisarmes of mercenaries hired by barons, and the Friulian corseques that served as weapons for the last gangs of Gorizia's patriarchs and counts.
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