janízaro
Portuguese, noun/ʒaˈni.za.ɾu/
janízaro is spelled J-A-N-Í-Z-A-R-O (8 letters). Janízaro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of janíçaro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “soldado de um corpo de elite das tropas turcas que existiu do século XIV até 1826”.
What does janízaro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of janíçaro
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. soldado de um corpo de elite das tropas turcas que existiu do século XIV até 1826 2. guarda-costas de déspota 3. guarda ou tropa que atua violentamente contra a população 4. indivíduo sem ocupação, vadio
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of janízaro
- janízaros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce janízaro?
- Brazil /ʒaˈni.za.ɾu/
- Portugal /ʒɐˈni.zɐ.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.