katiuscia
Italian
una katiuscia – a Katyusha
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Катю́ша (Katjúša, “Katyusha”) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”), in turn diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Katherine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈtjuʃ.ʃa/
- Rhymes: -uʃʃa
- Hyphenation: ka‧tiù‧scia
Noun
katiuscia f (invariable)
- Katyusha (artillery rocket launcher)
- Synonym: organo di Stalin
- Katyusha (rocket)
Further reading
Katjuša (lanciarazzi) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it- katjúša in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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