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)

  1. (derogatory) giaour
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