sbirro

From Italian sbirro; compare French sbire.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspiɹoʊ/

sbirro (plural sbirros or sbirri)

1. A policeman in Italy, Corsica, etc.
2. A ruffian or henchman.

• Borris

From s- +‎ birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzbir.ro/
• Rhymes: -irro
• Hyphenation: sbìr‧ro

sbirro m (plural sbirri)

1. cop (policeman)

   Synonym: poliziotto

• sbirresco

• → English: sbirro
• → Esperanto: sbiro
• → French: sbire
• → Maltese: żbirr
• → Romanian: zbir
• → Spanish: esbirro
  • → Catalan: esbirro

• sbirro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• sborri