giaurro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur) (Turkish gâvur), from Persian (gâvor), a variant of (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more. Compare also the doublet guebro (“Guebre”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈur.ro/
Rhymes: -urro
Hyphenation: gia‧ùr‧ro

Noun

giaurro m (plural giaurri, feminine giaurra)

(religious slur) giaour

Anagrams

Argurio, arguirò, guarirò

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