esbirro

esbirro

Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish esbirro, from Italian sbirro.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əzˈbi.ro/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əzˈbi.ru/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ezˈbi.ro/

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. bailiff, constable

   Synonyms: algutzir, galifardeu

2. henchman, killer

   Synonym: sicari

3. (colloquial) ruffian

Further reading

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

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Galician

Alternative forms

• espirro

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. sneeze

Related terms

• esbirrar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Italian sbirro.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. henchman, hired thug

Descendants

• → Catalan: esbirro

Further reading

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