giaurro
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English giaour, from Ottoman Turkish كاور (gāvur) (Turkish gavur), from Persian گاور (gâvor), a variant of گبر (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