jenízaro

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Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

jenízaro m (plural jenízaros)

  1. Rare form of janízaro.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

jenízaro m (plural jenízaros)

  1. (historical) janissary (Ottoman soldier)

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