sbirro
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian sbirro; compare French sbire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sbirro (plural sbirros or sbirri)
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From s- + birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sbirro m (plural sbirri)
- cop (policeman)
- Synonym: poliziotto
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: sbirro
- → Esperanto: sbiro
- → French: sbire
- → Maltese: żbirr
- → Romanian: zbir
- → Spanish: esbirro
- → Catalan: esbirro
Further reading[edit]
- sbirro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams[edit]
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- Rhymes:Italian/irro
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