ziro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِير (zīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zi.ro/, [ˈd̪͡z̪iːr̺o]
• Hyphenation: zì‧ro

Noun

ziro m (plural ziri)

1. (regional) An earthenware, jug, painted inside, used to store oil etc

   Synonym: orcio

References

• Vollers, Karl (1896) “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[1] (in German), volume 50, page 631

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English zero

Adjective

ziro

1. zero

References

• Nicholas Awde, Swahili-English, English -Swahili Dictionary (2002, →ISBN