schiera

Meaning

Frequency

21k
Hyphenated as
schiè‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskjɛ.ra/
Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan esquiera, from Old French eschiere, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skarō, whence also Old English sċearu, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to part; split; cut off; sever; divide”). Compare German Schar (“troop”), Danish skare (“host", "crowd”).

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