bersagliere

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English

Etymology

From Italian bersagliere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/, /-sɑl-/, /-sæl-/, /-ˈlɛɹ-/, /-i/

Noun

bersagliere (plural bersaglieri)

  1. A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
    • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 50:
      We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. They were bersaglieri.
    • 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 244:
      A small detachment of bersaglieri, which rashly went to see what was going on, was then wiped out by a force of armed peasants.

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Italian

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Etymology

From bersaglio +‎ -iere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ber.saʎˈʎɛ.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛre
  • Hyphenation: ber‧sa‧gliè‧re
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Noun

bersagliere m (plural bersaglieri)

  1. rifleman, bersagliere (in some Italian regiments)

Noun

bersagliere f

  1. plural of bersagliera

Descendants

  • → Polish: bersalier
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