Feminine
Patrone
Meaning
- (feminine) cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun)
- (broadly, feminine) cartridge case, casing (parts of a round of ammunition exclusive of the projectile)
- (feminine) ink cartridge (for a printer)
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Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
badroone
Basel-Landschaft
kuugele
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French patron. The meaning of 'cartridge' developed from 'patron (saint)' > 'pattern' (as in English) > 'standard amount of gunpowder in a case'. Doublet of Patron.
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