giaurro

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur) (Turkish gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor), a variant of گبر (gabr, infidel); see there for more. Compare also the doublet guebro (Guebre).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaˈur.ro/
  • Rhymes: -urro
  • Hyphenation: gia‧ùr‧ro

Noun[edit]

giaurro m (plural giaurri, feminine giaurra)

  1. (religious slur) giaour

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