usuriere
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.zuˈrjɛ.re/
- Rhymes: -ɛre
- Hyphenation: u‧su‧riè‧re
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French usurier, derived from usure (“usury”).
Noun
usuriere m (plural usurieri, feminine usuriera)
- (obsolete) usurer
- Synonyms: strozzino, usuraio
Related terms
- usura
- usuraio
- usurario
- usurato
- usureggiare
Further reading
- usuriere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
usuriere f pl
- plural of usuriera