guardiano

== Italian == === Etymology === From guardia, from guardare. Compare Medieval Latin guardianus; compare French gardien, Piedmontese guardian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwarˈdja.no/ Rhymes: -ano Hyphenation: guar‧dià‧no === Noun === guardiano m (plural guardiani, feminine guardiana) keeper, caretaker, ward, watchman, surveyor shepherd, herdsman, herd ==== Related terms ==== guardia ==== Descendants ==== → Ottoman Turkish: واردیان (vardiyan) → Hungarian: gárgyán