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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

• Garibaldian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of garibaldi

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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garibaldi Garibaldi

She also saw a wide variety of fish, including bright orange garibaldi, blue-and-silver halfmoons and several types of rockfish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2021

“Is that your own?” asked Mrs. Postwhistle, indicating the blue silk garibaldi.

From Tommy and Co. by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

Their dresses were very short, and made of brown holland, with a garibaldi of blue-colored flannel.

From On the Pampas by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Their dresses were very short, and made of brown holland, with a garibaldi of blue-coloured flannel.

From Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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

“I don’t want them to accept this as the new normal,” Garibaldi said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

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

It was a bold attempt to change prevailing social attitudes by a man who was second only to Garibaldi, hero of the struggle for Italian independence, in fame.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall