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• garibaldi
  garibaldi

  noun

  a loose blouse worn by women and children in the mid-19th century, made in imitation of the red shirts worn by the soldiers of Garibaldi.
• Garibaldi
  Garibaldi

  noun

  Giuseppe 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.

garibaldi

¹ American  

[gar-uh-bawl-dee] / ˌgær əˈbɔl di /

noun

1. a loose blouse worn by women and children in the mid-19th century, made in imitation of the red shirts worn by the soldiers of Garibaldi.

2. a brilliant orange damselfish, Hypsypops rubicundus, found off the rocky coasts of southern California.

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Garibaldi ² American  

[gar-uh-bawl-dee, gah-ree-bahl-dee] / ˌgær əˈbɔl di, ˌgɑ riˈbɑl di /

noun

1. Giuseppe 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.

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garibaldi ¹ British  

/ ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ /

noun

1. a woman's loose blouse with long sleeves popular in the 1860s, copied from the red flannel shirt worn by Garibaldi's soldiers

2. a type of biscuit having a layer of currants in the centre

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Garibaldi ² British  

/ ˌɡærɪˈbɔːldɪ /

noun

1. Giuseppe (dʒuˈzɛppe). 1807–82, Italian patriot; a leader of the Risorgimento. He fought against the Austrians and French in Italy (1848–49; 1859) and, with 1000 volunteers, conquered Sicily and Naples for the emerging kingdom of Italy (1860)

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Garibaldian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of garibaldi

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Why might Lawson be choosing to make this move now, committing herself to rainy days in the Bake Off tent and tasting 12 near-identical Garibaldi biscuits?

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The underwater habitat is home to the state fish, the Garibaldi, along with angel sharks, bat rays and other marine life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

The submarine had already “attacked” a nearby Italian ship, the aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, scoring an imaginary torpedo hit.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

The clerical caper was spurred by a Department of Labor investigation into overtime and record-keeping violations at the Taqueria Garibaldi locations in Sacramento and Roseville, California.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

A fan for Widow Garibaldi, who now made Father an exception to her rule that men were never, ever to be trusted.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord