sbirro
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian sbirro; compare French sbire.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sbirro (plural sbirros or sbirri)
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From s- + birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sbirro m (plural sbirri)
- cop (policeman)
- Synonym: poliziotto
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: sbirro
- → Esperanto: sbiro
- → French: sbire
- → Maltese: żbirr
- → Romanian: zbir
- → Spanish: esbirro
- → Catalan: esbirro
Further reading edit
- sbirro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana