esbirro

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esbirro, from Italian sbirro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əzˈbi.ru]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əzˈbi.ro]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ezˈbi.ro]

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

bailiff, constable
Synonyms: algutzir, galifardeu
henchman, killer
Synonym: sicari
(colloquial) ruffian

Further reading

“esbirro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Alternative forms

espirro

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

sneeze

Related terms

esbirrar

Verb

esbirro

first-person singular present indicative of esbirrar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sbirro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈbiro/ [ezˈβ̞i.ro]
Rhymes: -iro
Syllabification: es‧bi‧rro

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

henchman, hired thug

Descendants

→ Catalan: esbirro

Further reading

“esbirro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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