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Gioconda
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gioconda
English
Etymology
en it Gioconda. en Joconde.
Proper noun
1
en Q12418 The Mona Lisa.
en Joconde<alt:the Joconde><l:dated>
en 1879 The Cicerone https://books.google.com/books?id=2ywGAAAAQAAJ 114 He too willingly uses the help of landscape, and thus gives the last touch in the portrait of the Gioconda (Louvre) to the thoroughly dreamy effect produced by this portrait of all portraits.
Derived terms
en Giocondan
Italian
it:
Etymology
A feminine form of the last name of Lisa del Giocondo (née Gherardini; 1479–1551), the pictured woman, playing on the adjective it giocondo jocund, cheerful, with reference to the portrait's smile.
Pronunciation
Giocónda
Proper noun
f la Gioconda
the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci
it Monna Lisa
Descendants
en Gioconda 1
fr Joconde 1
Proper noun
f
it female
Related terms
it gioconda
Anagrams
it acdginoo giocando gonadico
it Artistic works
it eponyms
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor it:Gioconda + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
pt female Italian