janissaire

French

janissaire

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.ni.sɛʁ/

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Noun

janissaire m (plural janissaires)

1. janissary (soldier) [from 15th c.]

Derived terms

• janissariat

Further reading

• “janissaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.