pistolet

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

pistolet

(1546) from pistole ('short portable firearm'), borrowed from German pistole (same meaning) and further from Czech píšťala (by analogy of shape with the original and still current meaning of 'whistle, flute').

Definitions

médecine
sport
botanique

Plural

pistolets

Hyponyms

browningcoltlügerparabellumsix soixante cinqsept soixante cinqneuf millimètresonze millimètres

Translations

  • germangerman:Pistole
  • englishenglish:French curve
  • danishdanish:pistol
  • spanishspanish:pistola
  • greekgreek:πιστόλι
  • italianitalian:pistola
  • dutchdutch:pistool
  • portugueseportuguese:pistola
  • swedishswedish:pistol

See also

pistoler (v.) pistolade (cn.) pistolier (cn.) pistole (cn.)