Feminine
Pistole
Meaning
- (feminine) pistol, gun
- (feminine) gun (device operated by a trigger)
Synonyms
Colt
Bleispritze
Schießknüppel
Schießprügel
Püster
Handwaffe
Kamangeri
Seitenwaffe
Meuchelpuffer
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɪsˈtoːlə/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French pistole, itself probably via Middle High German pitschal, pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”).
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