gewgaw

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.

Adj

Showy; unreal; pretentious.

Conceptes

irreal

quincalla

requincalla

Sinònims

trinket

bauble

bangle

fallal

gaud

novelty

trinketry

trifle

phantasmic

toy

gimcrack

die

💀

falderal

unreal

nonreal

Traduccions

ninnolo

babiole

επιδεικτική ασημαντότητα

breloque

broutille

bagatelle

nouveauté

bibelot

bricole

colifichet

chincaglieria

fronzolo

gingillo

irréel

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡjuːɡɔː/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: givegove

Cognat amb islandès: gyligjöf

In summary

From earlier gugaw, gygaw, from Middle English givegove (“gewgaw, trifle”), a reduplication of Middle English give, geove (“gift”), from Old English giefu, geofu, geafu (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō (“gift”). Compare Icelandic gyligjöf (“showy gifts, gewgaw”). More at give.