Italian

Noun

guisa f ‎(plural guise)

1. manner, way

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• guia
• guiza

Etymology

Late Latin (compare Old French guise, Italian guisa), from Proto-Germanic *wisa ( > English wise).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiza/

Noun

guisa f ‎(oblique plural guisas, nominative singular guisa, nominative plural guisas)

1. way, manner
   • c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, ‘Canso’:

     Ma dona m'assai' e·m prueva, / Quossi de qual guiza l'am [...].

     My lady tries to test me to find out how much I love her.

Spanish

Etymology 1

Verb

guisa

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of guisar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of guisar.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wîsa, related to English wise and German weise.

Noun

guisa f ‎(plural guisas)

1. manner, habit