ascaro

Meaning

askari (member of an African military or police unit serving a European colonial force)

Concepts

askari

private

Synonyms

appuntato

soldato semplice

Translations

Askari

askari

soldado raso

ascari

soldado raso

er

Hyphenated as

à‧sca‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈas.ka.ro/

Etymology

From a reanalysis of Swahili askari (“soldier”) as a plural form, from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy). Doublet of Lascari.