janissaire
French
Etymology
From Italian giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.ni.sɛʁ/
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Noun
janissaire m (plural janissaires)
- janissary (soldier) [from 15th c.]
Derived terms
- janissariat
Further reading
- “janissaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.