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9 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a loyal supporter
noun a Turkish soldier
origin] From Italian giannizzaro, possibly via French janissaire or Spanish jenízaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeniçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”). Compare Dutch janitsaar, German Janitschar. The word is attested from the early 16th century in English; the janissaries themselves date from the 14th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- janisary 18
- jarinas 14
- jasy 14
- jays 14
- jarina 13
- jay 13
- rajas 12
- ajar 11
- ajis 11
- jars 11
- jass 11
- jins 11