A large ornamental candlestick or lamp with multiple branches radiating from a central support, or a firework that shoots sparks outward.
From Italian 'girandola,' possibly related to 'girare' (to turn/rotate) from Latin 'gyrare,' reflecting how the light or sparks appear to spiral and rotate outward.
Girandolas were the lighting fixtures of luxury—imagine a baroque mansion lit by these elaborate branched candlesticks; the word captures both the physical object and the dazzling effect it created, much like a chandelier.
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