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garbageman
nounB1
/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒmæn/a person employed to collect household or commercial refuse from homes and businesses.
garbanzo
nounMedium
/ɡɑːˈbæn.zəʊ/A round, beige legume, also known as a chickpea.
garble
nounverbverb-transitiveC1/C2
/ˈɡɑːb(ə)l/To reproduce (a message, sound, statement, etc.) in a confused and distorted way.
garbo
nounlow
/ˈɡɑːbəʊ/a garbage collector or refuse worker
garboard
nounC2
/ˈɡɑːbɔːd/The plank immediately adjacent to a ship's keel.
garboard strake
nounVery Low (C2)
/ˈɡɑːbɔːd streɪk/The first plank or plate on either side of a ship's keel.
garboil
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈɡɑːbɔɪl/A state of confusion, disturbance, or uproar; a tumultuous commotion.
garbology
nounC1/C2
/ɡɑːˈbɒlədʒi/The study of a society or culture by examining its garbage; the analysis of modern waste.
garcia
nounC1
/ɡɑːˈsiː.ə/A common Spanish-language surname, typically indicating family lineage.
garcia lorca
nounB2
/ɡɑːˌsiːə ˈlɔːkə/The surname of Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), a renowned Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director, member of the Generation of '27, famously assassinated at the start of the Spanish Civil War. The term refers primarily to the person, his works, and his artistic legacy.
garcia marquez
nounC1-C2
/ɡɑːˌsiːə ˈmɑːkez/The surname of the renowned Colombian novelist and Nobel laureate, Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014), most famous for his works of magic realism.
garcia moreno
nounLow
/ɡɑːˈsiː.ə mɒˈreɪ.nəʊ/A Spanish or Latin American surname, historically associated with Gabriel García Moreno, a 19th-century conservative president of Ecuador.
garcia robles
nounVery Low
/ɡɑːˈsiː.ə ˈrɒb.leɪs/A proper noun referring to a Mexican diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (Alfonso García Robles), or more generally, a Spanish-language surname.
garcia y iniguez
nounRare (as a combined specific compound outside Spanish-speaking communities). Common as individual surnames.
/ɡɑːˈsiː.ə iːˈniː.ɡeθ/A Spanish-language surname, patronymic combination meaning "son of García and son of Iñigo".
garcilaso de la vega
nounC2
/ˌɡɑːsɪˈlɑːsəʊ deɪ lɑː ˈveɪɡə/A proper noun referring to a 16th-century Spanish soldier and poet, or sometimes to his Inca descendant, a chronicler of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
garcon
nounC1
/ˈɡɑː.sɒ̃/A male waiter, especially in a French restaurant or one serving French cuisine.
gard
nounObsolete / Very Low
/ɡɑːd/A variant spelling of 'guard', but an archaic or obsolete term meaning a rod, staff, or stick; also a historical term for a division or specific area of a prison.
garda
nounLow
/ˈɡɑːdə/A member of the Irish national police force.
garda siochana
nounLow (in international English contexts).
/ˌɡɑːdə ʃiːˈxɑːnə/The national police service of Ireland.
garde-manger
nounC1
/ˌɡɑːd ˈmɒ̃ʒeɪ/A cold food storage area, specifically a pantry or larder in a professional kitchen.

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