guisa

== Asturian == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Leonese guisa (“manner, way”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), probably through Vulgar Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣisa/ [ˈɣi.sa] Rhymes: -isa Syllabification: gui‧sa === Noun === guisa f (plural guises) (archaic or obsolete) way, manner, except in the western expression nes guises del demoniu, "insanely quickly" literally "in the ways of the devil" === References === García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “guisa”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈɡi.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɡi.za] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, related to *wīsaz (“wise”). Cognate with English wise and German Weise. ==== Noun ==== guisa f (plural guises) manner, way ===== Derived terms ===== a guisa de guisar ==== Further reading ==== “guisa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== guisa inflection of guisar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Galician == === Etymology 1 === 13th century. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), probably through Vulgar Latin. Cognate with, among others, English wise. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡisa̝/ ==== Noun ==== guisa f (plural guisas) (now literary) manner, way ===== Derived terms ===== aguisar guisadeira guisado guisar guiso ==== References ==== “guisa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “guisa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “guisa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “guisa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “guisa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== guisa inflection of guisar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *wîsa, related to *wīsaz (“wise”). Cognate with English wise and German Weise. Compare Spanish and Portuguese guisa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwi.za/ Rhymes: -iza Hyphenation: guì‧sa === Noun === guisa f (plural guise) (literary) manner, way === Further reading === guisa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Old Leonese == === Alternative forms === guissa === Etymology === From a Germanic root related to *wīsaz (“wise”), perhaps through Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*weisa). === Noun === guisa f way, manner == Old Occitan == === Alternative forms === guia guiza === Etymology === From Late Latin [Term?] (compare Old French guise, Italian guisa), from Proto-Germanic *wisa, related to *wīsaz (“wise”). Cognate with English wise and German Weise. Compare Spanish guisa, Italian guisa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡiza/ === Noun === guisa f (oblique plural guisas, nominative singular guisa, nominative plural guisas) way, manner == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === guysa (alternative spelling) === Etymology === From a Germanic root related to *wīsaz (“wise”), perhaps through Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*weisa). Cognate with German Weise (“way, manner”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡiza/ === Noun === guisa f (plural guisas) way, manner ==== Synonyms ==== manera f ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: guisa == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French guise, from Proto-Germanic *wīsą, related to *wīsaz (“wise”). Cognate with English wise and German Weise. Compare Spanish and Italian guisa. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: gui‧sa ==== Noun ==== guisa f (plural guisas) manner, habit Synonym: maneira way Synonym: modo à guisa de ― by way of ===== Derived terms ===== aguisar ==== Further reading ==== “guisa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== guisa inflection of guisar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative ==== Further reading ==== “guisa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “guisa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish guisa. Likely from Gothic *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰 (*weisa, “way, manner”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsō (“way, method, etc.”), related to *wīsaz (“wise”). Compare English wise, guise and German weise. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡisa/ [ˈɡi.sa] Rhymes: -isa Syllabification: gui‧sa ==== Noun ==== guisa f (plural guisas) manner, guise, way habit Synonyms: hábito, costumbre ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “guisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== guisa inflection of guisar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative