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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).
Noun
giannizzero m (plural giannizzeri)
- janissary
- henchman
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- giannizzero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana