girandole

== English == === Alternative forms === girandola === Etymology === From French girandole, from Italian girandola, from girare (“to turn, gyrate”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪrənˌdoʊl/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪɹəndəʊl/ === Noun === girandole (plural girandoles) An ornamental branched candle holder, sometimes with a mirror behind. 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII As I sat in my usual nook, and looked at him with the light of the girandoles on the mantelpiece beaming full over him... (pyrotechnics) A type of firework which creates a "whirling top" or "flying saucer" effect. === Anagrams === negroidal, reloading, ride along, ridealong == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian girandola. === Pronunciation === === Noun === girandole f (plural girandoles) girandole ==== Descendants ==== → English: girandole → Polish: żyrandol → Ukrainian: жирандо́ль (žyrandólʹ) === Further reading === “girandole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === girandole f plural of girandola === Anagrams === Reginaldo, deraglino, rigandole, rigelando, rilegando