janízaro

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

janíçaro (obsolete)
jenízaro (rare)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈni.za.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈni.za.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈni.zɐ.ɾu/

Noun edit

janízaro m (plural janízaros)

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

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