Femminile

pólvora

Senso (Inglese)

gunpowder

Concetti

polvere da sparo

polvere pirica

sinonimi

polvora

Frequenza

C1
Con il trattino come
pól‧vo‧ra
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈpolboɾa/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Most likely borrowed from Old Catalan polvora (first attested in Spanish c. 1350), from older polvera, from Late Latin pŭlvĕra, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m. Compare French poudre or Old Occitan polvera, poldra, porba. Doublet of polvo < *pulvus.

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