noun, masculine/ʒa.ni.sɛʁ/plural: janissaires
janissaire is masculine in French.
janissary (soldier)
Related: janissariat
Etymology tree Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri)bor. Italian giannizzerobor. Middle French ianissaire French janissaire Inherited from Middle French ianissaire, from Italian giannizzero, giannizzaro, from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری (yeñiçeri), from یڭی (yeni, “new”) + چری (çeri, “soldier”).