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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).
Pronunciation
Noun
janízaro m (plural janízaros)
- (military, historical) janissary (member of the Ottoman sultan’s guard)