garibaldi

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
noun a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers

The jacket is named after Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, who wore a red shirt of similar appearance. The biscuit is also named after Garibaldi.

Paris, England, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy--Garibaldi! — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
=Garibaldi=:--Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian patriot (1807-1882). — Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools: Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists, Unknown
Live the American Garibaldi, said Rinaldi. — A farewell to arms, Ernest Hemingway

Giuseppe Garibaldi

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