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giostra

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɔs.tra/

“giostra” is an Italian word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. joust, jousting (knightly contest)
  2. skirmish
  3. fight
  4. the act of going around
  5. deceit, deception
  6. a competition where contestants try to hit a target while speedily passing underneath it
  7. merry-go-round (British), carousel (US); ride (at a theme park etc.)
  8. the rides in an amusement park
  9. a chaotic succession
  10. mess (confusion of things)

In Italian

  1. combattimento tra due cavalieri contrapposti, regolato da precise norme cerimoniali e non avente carattere di inimicizia, che aveva luogo in occasione di feste d'armi di origine medievale
  2. attrazione caratteristica dei luna park, che consiste in una piattaforma rotante su cui sono montate riproduzioni di animali da tiro o mezzi di trasporto

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French joste, derived from joster.

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