Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /u.zuˈrjɛ.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛre
  • Hyphenation: u‧su‧riè‧re

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French usurier, derived from usure (usury).

Noun edit

usuriere m (plural usurieri, feminine usuriera)

  1. (obsolete) usurer
    Synonyms: strozzino, usuraio
Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • usuriere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

usuriere f pl

  1. plural of usuriera