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guisa

guisa

See also: guisá

Italian

Noun

guisa f (plural guise)

  1. manner, way

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

Late Latin (compare Old French guise, Italian guisa), from Proto-Germanic *wisa ( > English wise).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡiza/

Noun

guisa f (oblique plural guisas, nominative singular guisa, nominative plural guisas)

  1. way, manner
    • c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, ‘Canso’:
      Ma dona m'assai' e·m prueva, / Quossi de qual guiza l'am [...].
      My lady tries to test me to find out how much I love her.

Spanish

Etymology 1

Verb

guisa

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of guisar.
  2. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of guisar.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wîsa, related to English wise and German weise.

Noun

guisa f (plural guisas)

  1. manner, habit