sbirro

English

Etymology

From Italian sbirro; compare French sbire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spiɹoʊ/

Noun

sbirro (plural sbirros or sbirri)

A policeman in Italy, Corsica, etc.
A ruffian or henchman.

Anagrams

Borris

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzbir.ro/
Rhymes: -irro
Hyphenation: sbìr‧ro

Noun

sbirro m (plural sbirri)

cop (policeman)
Synonym: poliziotto

Derived terms

sbirresco

Descendants

→ English: sbirro
→ Esperanto: sbiro
→ French: sbire
→ Maltese: żbirr
→ Romanian: zbir
→ Spanish: esbirro
- → Catalan: esbirro

Further reading

sbirro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

sborri

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