janissaire
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]janissaire m (plural janissaires)
- janissary (soldier) [from 15th c.]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “janissaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.