Sicilian linguistic trait (may also be found as giobba, i.e. feminine ending) iarda - sicilianisation of English "yard", as in "backyard" or "garden", but also...

before consonants and before ⟨i⟩ when pronounced as semivowel /j/, e.g. la iarda. l' As with l', used before any word that begins with a vowel, not including...