giusarma

Italian

Alternative forms

• gisarma, guisarma

Etymology

From Old French guisarme, gisarme, jusarme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuˈzar.ma/
• Rhymes: -arma
• Hyphenation: giu‧sàr‧ma

Noun

giusarma f (plural giusarme)

1. (weaponry) gisarme
   • 1892, Giuseppe Caprin, Pianure friulane [Friulian Plains]‎^[1], 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.

Anagrams

• guisarma