Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackshirt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
black-shirt
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.

noun

Any member of a fascist party.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt.

Etymology

From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.

Inflected Forms

blackshirts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Blueshirt Brownshirt greenshirt

Synonyms

squadrista fascist

Questions

What does blackshirt mean?
A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
Where does blackshirt come from?
From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.

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