🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

giardino

Pronunciation / Transliteration: djar-dee-no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yard/jɑrd/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I bambini giocano nel giardino."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A unit of measurement equal to three feet.

    "The fabric is sold by the yard."
  2. 2

    An area of land around a house, often used for gardening or recreation.

    "The children played in the backyard."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'yard' originates from the Old English 'geard', meaning an enclosed area or a garden. It has evolved through Middle English, where it referred to a space around a house, and has retained its meaning related to open spaces adjacent to buildings.

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