chemise noire

French

Etymology

Calque of Italian camicia nera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃə.miz nwaʁ/

Noun

chemise noire f (plural chemises noires)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) blackshirt, squadrista (uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party)

See also