usuriere

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

usuriere m (plural usurieri, feminine usuriera)

1. (obsolete) usurer

   Synonyms: strozzino, usuraio

Related terms

• usura
• usuraio
• usurario
• usurato
• usureggiare

 

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

usuriere f pl

1. plural of usuriera