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peshmerga

Syllabification: (pesh·mer·ga)
Pronunciation: /peSHˈmərgə/
Definition of peshmerga

noun (plural same or peshmergas)

  • a member of a Kurdish nationalist guerrilla organization.

Origin:

from Kurdish pêshmerge, from pêsh 'before' + merg 'death'

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