garibaldi

[ gar-uh-bawl-dee ]
/ ˌgær əˈbɔl di /

noun

a loose blouse worn by women and children in the mid-19th century, made in imitation of the red shirts worn by the soldiers of Garibaldi.
a brilliant orange damselfish, Hypsypops rubicundus, found off the rocky coasts of southern California.

Origin of garibaldi

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby garibaldi

garget, gargle, gargoyle, gargoylism, gari, garibaldi, garibaldi, giuseppe, garigue, garish, garland, garlic

Definition for garibaldi (2 of 2)

Garibaldi
[ gar-uh-bawl-dee; Italian gah-ree-bahl-dee ]
/ ˌgær əˈbɔl di; Italian ˌgɑ riˈbɑl di /

noun

Giu·sep·pe [juh-sep-ee; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/,1807–82, Italian patriot and general.

OTHER WORDS FROM Garibaldi

Gar·i·bal·di·an, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for garibaldi (1 of 2)

garibaldi
/ (ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ) /

noun

a woman's loose blouse with long sleeves popular in the 1860s, copied from the red flannel shirt worn by Garibaldi's soldiers
British a type of biscuit having a layer of currants in the centre

British Dictionary definitions for garibaldi (2 of 2)

Garibaldi
/ (ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ) /

noun

Giuseppe (dʒuˈzɛppe). 1807–82, Italian patriot; a leader of the Risorgimento. He fought against the Austrians and French in Italy (1848–49; 1859) and, with 1000 volunteers, conquered Sicily and Naples for the emerging kingdom of Italy (1860)