Meaning

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
gar‧bage
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɑːbɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology

In summary

From late Middle English garbage (“the offal of a fowl, giblets, kitchen waste”, originally “refuse, what is purged away”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French garber (“to refine, make neat or clean”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *garwijan (“to make ready”). Akin to Old High German garawan (“to prepare, make ready”), Old English ġearwian (“to make ready, adorn”). More at garb, yare, gear

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