pistole

Meaning

1. (historical) A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.
2. (broadly) A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a coin, designed for melting when cooking.

Translations

البستول - قطعة نقود ذهبية

πιστόλα

pistool

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪstəʊl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French pistole, of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.
Alternatively, perhaps from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany).