esbirro

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esbirro, from Italian sbirro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əzˈbi.ru] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əzˈbi.ro] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ezˈbi.ro] === Noun === esbirro m (plural esbirros) bailiff, constable Synonyms: algutzir, galifardeu henchman, killer Synonym: sicari (colloquial) ruffian === Further reading === “esbirro”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== espirro ==== Noun ==== esbirro m (plural esbirros) sneeze ===== Related terms ===== esbirrar === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== esbirro first-person singular present indicative of esbirrar == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian sbirro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈbiro/ [ezˈβ̞i.ro] Rhymes: -iro Syllabification: es‧bi‧rro === Noun === esbirro m (plural esbirros) henchman, hired thug ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: esbirro === Further reading === “esbirro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025