"jolly" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɔl.li/
Rhymes: -ɔlli Etymology: Pseudo-anglicism, derived from a clipping of English jolly joker, an older name for the joker card in a deck of cards. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|it|en}} Pseudo-anglicism, {{clipping|it|en:jolly joker|nocap=1}} clipping of English jolly joker Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} jolly m (invariable)
  1. (card games) joker Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-jolly-it-noun-X8a2pRgD Categories (other): Card games, Italian pseudo-loans from English, Card games Disambiguation of Italian pseudo-loans from English: 46 54 Disambiguation of Card games: 59 41 Topics: card-games, games
  2. wild card Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-jolly-it-noun-Uep9UaIw Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian pseudo-loans from English Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Italian pseudo-loans from English: 46 54
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