Basque

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Etymology

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From gerri (waist) +‎ -ko.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡeriko/ [ɡe.ri.ko]
  • Rhymes: -iko, -o
  • Hyphenation: ge‧rri‧ko

Noun

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gerriko inan

  1. belt (a band worn around the waist)
  2. belt (anything that resembles a belt)
  3. (sports) sash used in Basque pelota
  4. (martial arts) belt

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: gerriko

Further reading

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  • gerriko”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • gerriko”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Basque gerriko (belt).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    gerriko m (plural gerrikos)

    1. (Basque Country) sash (especially one used in Basque pelota)
      • 2017 August, “Idilio en el Aritzbatalde. Deia, Noticias de Bizkaia”, in Deia[1]:
        En 2015, Aimar sumó con Beroiz ante Altuna III-Zubieta (22-8) y el curso pasado hubo el mismo enfrentamiento entre delanteros, pero el navarro compartió gerriko con Untoria, que se fajó con Zabaleta.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)