"giostra" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔ.stra/ Forms: giostre [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔstra Etymology: Borrowed from Old French joste, derived from joster. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|fro|joste}} Borrowed from Old French joste Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} giostra f (plural giostre)
  1. (historical) joust, jousting (knightly contest) Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-sNlIEMkw
  2. meanings by analogy:
    (archaic) skirmish
    Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: scaramuccia
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-u8zGgAGM
  3. meanings by analogy:
    fight
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: contrasto, lotta, scontro, urto
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-sRB3yH1f Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 10 22 22 5 6 1 1 1 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 11 24 24 5 2 1 1 1 26 2
  4. (rare) the act of going around Tags: feminine, rare
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-PlqshHaS Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 10 22 22 5 6 1 1 1 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 5 24 24 6 4 1 2 1 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 11 24 24 5 2 1 1 1 26 2
  5. (rare) the act of going around
    (figurative, archaic) deceit, deception
    Tags: archaic, feminine, figuratively, rare Synonyms: raggiro
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-Smfdw5Gw Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 10 22 22 5 6 1 1 1 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 5 24 24 6 4 1 2 1 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 11 24 24 5 2 1 1 1 26 2
  6. a competition where contestants try to hit a target while speedily passing underneath it Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-HX-szDkf
  7. merry-go-round (British), carousel (US); ride (at a theme park etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-rZ~8AkJr
  8. (in the plural) the rides in an amusement park Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-sxBSqlQH
  9. (figurative) a chaotic succession Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-AHZMM8Eu
  10. (figurative, Rome) mess (confusion of things) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-noun-CJD1yWBF Categories (other): Romanesco Italian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: giosta [archaic] Related terms: giostrare
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔ.stra/
Rhymes: -ɔstra Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} giostra
  1. inflection of giostrare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: giostrare
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-verb-r0utZbCL Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 10 22 22 5 6 1 1 1 25 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 5 24 24 6 4 1 2 1 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 11 24 24 5 2 1 1 1 26 2
  2. inflection of giostrare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: giostrare
    Sense id: en-giostra-it-verb-~A4tK~Go
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "rhymes": "-ɔstra"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "giosta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "giostra"
}

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    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔstra",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔstra/2 syllables"
  ],
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      "expansion": "giostra",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "giò‧stra"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "giostrare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of giostrare:",
        "third-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "giostrare",
          "giostrare#Italian"
        ]
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        "indicative",
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        "singular",
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    },
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          "word": "giostrare"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of giostrare:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "giostrare",
          "giostrare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɔ.stra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔstra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "giostra"
}

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