Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bersagliere

/ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bersagliere
IPA: /ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.

Example Sentences

"We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. They were bersaglieri."
"A small detachment of bersaglieri, which rashly went to see what was going on, was then wiped out by a force of armed peasants."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bersagliere.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

bersaglieri (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bersagliere?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɛɹ.səlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/.
What does bersagliere mean?: A marksman or rifleman in certain Italian regiments.
Where does bersagliere come from?: Borrowed from Italian bersagliere.

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