ziro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic زِير‎ (zīr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zi.ro/, [ˈd̪͡z̪iːr̺o]
  • Stress: zìro
  • Hyphenation: zi‧ro

Noun

ziro m (plural ziri)

  1. (regional) An earthenware, jug, painted inside, used to store oil etc
    Synonym: orcio

References
  • Vollers, Karl (1896), “Beiträge zur Kenntniss der lebenden arabischen Sprache in Aegypten”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎ (in German), volume 50, page 631

Swahili

Adjective

ziro

  1. zero

References
  • Nicholas Awde, Swahili-English, English -Swahili Dictionary (2002, →ISBN
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