giéra
//ˈɡje.ra//
Polishnoun
Cross-reference
→ see gira
giéra is an alternative form of gira.
Definitions of gira noun · /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/ | /ˈɡi.ra/
Full entry for gira →- 1.pickled ham hock
- 2.leg(colloquial, dialectal)
- 3.weight (standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object)
Etymology of gira
Possibly inherited from Old Polish giża (“ham, buttock”), from Proto-Slavic *gyža (“stump”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gúnˀźjāˀ (“clump”) (possibly *gū́ˀźjāˀ), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *genǵ- or *gunǵ- (“to clump, to curl”).