sbirro
English
editEtymology
editFrom Italian sbirro; compare French sbire.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsbirro (plural sbirros or sbirri)
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editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom s- + birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsbirro m (plural sbirri)
- cop (policeman)
- Synonym: poliziotto
Derived terms
editDescendants
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
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