giannizzero

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Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

giannizzero

Alternative forms

giannizzaro, Giannizzero, Giannizzaro

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).

Noun

giannizzero m (plural giannizzeri)

Derived terms

giannizzerato

Descendants

→ Catalan: genísser
→ English: janissary
→ Irish: Ianasóir
→ French: janissaire
→ Portuguese: janízaro
→ Spanish: jenízaro

Further reading

giannizzero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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