girandole
pronunciation
How to pronounce girandole in British English:
UK ['dʒɪrəndəʊl]
How to pronounce girandole in American English:
US ['dʒɪrənˌdoʊl]
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- Noun:
- an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
Word Origin
- girandole (n.)
- 1630s, a type of fireworks; 1769 as a branched holder for candles; 1825 as a type of earring or pendant, from French girandole, from Italian girandola, diminutive of giranda "a revolving jet," from Latin gyrandus, gerundive of gyrare "to turn round in a circle, revolve" (see gyration). Also in English in the Italian form.