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guaita.

watchman, guard

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwaj.ta/

  1. watchman, guard

    feminine · obsolete

  2. watchpost

    feminine · obsolete

  3. a tribute for protection

    broadly · feminine · obsolete

  4. an administrative subdivision

    broadly · feminine · historical · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Occitan guaita, from Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtu, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“watch; vigil”), derived from *wakaną (“to wake; to be awake”).

verb/ɡwaˈi.ta/

  1. feminine singular of guaito

    feminine · form-of · obsolete · participle · singular
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