harpon

Meaning

harpoon (spearlike weapon)

Concepts

harpoon

projectile point

spear

Synonyms

foène

lance

Translations

arpón

arpão

καμάκι

arpione

Harpune

zıpkın

arpó

fiocina

harpoen

rampone

arpone

lanza

arponare

-n

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʁ.pɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: harpon

Inherited from Latin: harpaga

In summary

Inherited from Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”).