garde-robe

See also: garderobe and Garderobe

French

Etymology

Ellipsis of armoire garde-robe, from garder (“to keep safe”) +‎ robe (“dress”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.d(ə).ʁɔb/

Noun

garde-robe f (plural garde-robes)

an armoire; a wardrobe (a piece of furniture for clothes)

Descendants

German: Garderobe
Hungarian: gardrób
Polish: garderoba
Russian: гардеро́б (garderób)
Serbo-Croatian: garderóba, гардеро́ба

Further reading

“garde-robe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French garde-robe.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey) (file)

Noun

garde-robe f (plural garde-robes)

(Jersey) wardrobe
(Jersey) southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)

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