ascaro
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- askari member of an African military or police unit serving a European colonial force
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili askari (soldier) derived from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (soldier).
Origin
Arabic
عَسْكَرِيّ
Gloss
soldier
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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