giaurro

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur) (Turkish gavur), from Persian گاور (gâvor), a variant of گبر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

giaurro m (plural giaurri, feminine giaurra)

  1. (derogatory) giaour
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