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guimbarde.

Jew's harp

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɛ̃.baʁd/
  1. Jew's harp

    feminine
  2. banger (UK), old car

    colloquial · feminine
    la vieille guimbarde de l'inspecteur Colombo
Where this word comes from

From Occitan guimbarda, from guimbar (“to jump”), from Old Occitan guimar (“to leap”), possibly from a hypothetical Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽 (*wimōn, “to rise [?]”), which would be related to Old Saxon upwimōn (“to rise”), Old High German ūfwiumen (“to well or bubble up”) and/or Old High German wemōn (“to sway, fluctuate”), all ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *wīpaną (“to wrap, wind”).

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