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καρμανιόλα

Pronunciation: /kaɾ.maˈɲo.la/

“καρμανιόλα” is a Greek word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. guillotine (for capital punishment)
  2. accident blackspot or a warning sign for one.
  3. a trick set up and money won by swindlers
  4. a strong saw for trees or iron
  5. a very expensive restaurant
  6. a French song and dance

Etymology

Borrowed from French carmagnole (initially a short jacket, later a song and dance of the Terreur period.) from Italian Carmagnola, an Italian city in Piedmont.

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