janízaro

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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janízaro m (plural janízaros)

  1. (military, historical) janissary (member of the Ottoman sultan’s guard)