esbirro

Borrowed from Spanish esbirro, from Italian sbirro.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əzˈbi.ru]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əzˈbi.ro]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ezˈbi.ro]

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. bailiff, constable

   Synonyms: algutzir, galifardeu

2. henchman, killer

   Synonym: sicari

3. (colloquial) ruffian

• “esbirro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• espirro

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. sneeze

• esbirrar

esbirro

1. first-person singular present indicative of esbirrar

Borrowed from Italian sbirro.

• IPA^(key): /esˈbiro/ [ezˈβ̞i.ro]
• Rhymes: -iro
• Syllabification: es‧bi‧rro

esbirro m (plural esbirros)

1. henchman, hired thug

• → Catalan: esbirro

• “esbirro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16