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targa noun [ ˈtɑːɡə ]

• a type of convertible sports car with a hood or panel that can be removed, leaving a central roll bar for passenger safety.
• "a targa roof"
Origin: Italian, literally ‘shield’, given as a name to a model of Porsche with a detachable hood (1965), probably suggested by the Targa Florio (‘Florio Shield’), a motor time trial held annually in Sicily.


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