guardaroba

See also: guarda-roba

Italian
wardrobe
cloakroom/coatroom

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) +‎ roba (“clothing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwar.daˈrɔ.ba/[1]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔba
  • Hyphenation: guar‧da‧rò‧ba

Noun

guardaroba m or (rare) f (invariable)

  1. (furniture) wardrobe (movable furniture for storing clothes)
  2. cloakroom (UK), coatroom (US) (a room intended for holding guests' cloaks/coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club)

References
  1. guardaroba in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Further reading
  • guardaroba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • guardaroba in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • guardaroba in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica
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