bersagliere

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ber′səl yâr′ē; It. ber′sä lye′re)


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ber•sa•glie•re  (ber′səl yâr′ē; It. ber′sä lye′re),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sa•glie•ri 
    (-səl yâr′ē; It. -sä lye′rē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Militaryone of a class of riflemen or sharpshooters in the Italian army.
  • Gmc; compare Middle High German birsen, German birschen, pirschen to hunt) + -ail noun, nominal suffix) + -iere -ary
  • Old French bersail; bers(er) to hunt (perh.
  • Italian: literally, marksman, equivalent. to bersagl(io) target (
  • 1860–65


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