esbirro

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esbirro, from Italian sbirro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əzˈbi.ru]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əzˈbi.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ezˈbi.ro]

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. bailiff, constable

   Synonyms: algutzir, galifardeu

2. henchman, killer

   Synonym: sicari

3. (colloquial) ruffian

Further reading

• “esbirro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• espirro

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. sneeze

Related terms

• esbirrar

Etymology 2

Verb

esbirro

1. first-person singular present indicative of esbirrar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sbirro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈbiro/ [ezˈβ̞i.ro]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Syllabification: es‧bi‧rro

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. henchman, hired thug

Descendants

• → Catalan: esbirro

Further reading

• “esbirro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16