ghiado

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gladius. The “frost” meaning is derived from the figurative sense of “sharp cold”. Doublet of gladio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡja.do/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Hyphenation: ghià‧do

Noun

ghiado m (plural ghiadi) (obsolete)

  1. any stabbing weapon (such as a sword, dagger, knife etc.)
  2. frost, cold
    Synonyms: (literary) algore, freddo, gelo
    Antonyms: caldo, calore

Derived terms

Further reading
  • ghiado in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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