glitz

(Îngilîzî)

Garish, brilliant showiness.

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ɡlɪts/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Back-formation from glitzy, in turn from German glitzern (“glint”). Cognate with Old Norse glitra, glita (“glitter”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “glisten”).

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