consigliere

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”). Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/, /kɑn.sɪl.iˈɛɹ.i/, /koʊn-/, /kɑn.sɪɡ.liˈɛɹ.eɪ/ === Noun === consigliere (plural consiglieri or consiglieres) A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses. ==== See also ==== éminence grise svengali === References === “consigliere”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “consigliere”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “consigliere”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “consigliere”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. === Further reading === consigliere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian consigliere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.silˈjeː.rə/, /ˌkɔn.si.liˈeː.rə/ Hyphenation: con‧si‧gli‧ere Rhymes: -eːrə === Noun === consigliere m (plural consiglieri, no diminutive) a legal counsel and advisor of a crime boss, in particular in the mafia == Italian == === Etymology === From consiglio +‎ -iere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kon.siʎˈʎɛ.re/ Rhymes: -ɛre Hyphenation: con‧si‧gliè‧re === Noun === consigliere m or f by sense (plural consiglieri, feminine consigliera) adviser councillor ==== Derived terms ==== consigliere comunale (“town councillor”) consigliere delegato (“managing director”) consigliere d'amministrazione (“board member”) ==== Related terms ==== consigliabile consigliare consiglio consiliare ==== Descendants ==== → English: consigliere === Anagrams === glicerinose