janízaro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• janíçaro (obsolete)
• jenízaro (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈni.za.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈni.za.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈni.za.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈni.zɐ.ɾu/

Noun

janízaro m (plural janízaros)

1. (military, historical) janissary (member of the Ottoman sultan’s guard)