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noun, feminine

guirnalda

/ɡiɾˈnalda/

noun, feminine/ɡiɾˈnalda/plural: guirnaldas

garland; wreath; worm (something helical, especially the thread of a screw); globe amaranth, Gomphrena globosa

Synonyms: corona, filete, rosca

Metathetic form of guirlanda, from Old French garlande, garlaunde, gerlande, guerlande (compare French guirlande), from Frankish *wierlōn, *wieralōn, a frequentative form of Frankish *wierōn (“to adorn, bedeck”), from *wiera (“a gold thread”), akin to Old High German wieren (“to adorn”), wiara (“gold thread”). More at English wire.

guirnalda — Spanish Dictionary | Passage