guarnigione
Italian
Alternative forms
- guernigione (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from French garnison, reshaped according to guarnire (“to furnish with decoration”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwar.niˈd͡ʒo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: guar‧ni‧gió‧ne
Noun
guarnigione f (plural guarnigioni)
- (archaic) the act of decorating or adorning
- Synonym: guarnizione
- garrison (troops stationed at a permanent military post)
- Synonyms: contingente, presidio
- (by extension) garrison (permanent military post where such troops are stationed)
- Synonyms: caserma, presidio, quartiere
Related terms
- guarnire
- guarnizione
Further reading
- guarnigione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana