giannizzero

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Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

giannizzero

Alternative forms[edit]

giannizzaro, Giannizzero, Giannizzaro

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

giannizzero m (plural giannizzeri)

Derived terms[edit]

giannizzerato

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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

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