giaurro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور‎ (gāvur) (Turkish gavur), from Persian ‎ (gâvor), a variant of ‎ (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈur.ro/, [d͡ʒäˈur̺r̺o]
Rhymes: -urro
Stress: giaùrro
Hyphenation: gia‧ur‧ro

Noun

giaurro m (plural giaurri, feminine giaurra)

(derogatory) giaour

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