sbire
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed into Middle French from Italian sbirro, from birro, from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sbire m (plural sbires)
- (historical) an Italian police officer of the Middle Ages
- (derogatory) henchman
Further reading[edit]
- “sbire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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