giannizzero
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).
Noun
editgiannizzero m (plural giannizzeri)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Catalan: genísser
- → English: janissary
- → Irish: Ianasóir
- → French: janissaire
- → Portuguese: janízaro
- → Spanish: jenízaro
Further reading
edit- giannizzero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana