schioppetto

Italian

Alternative forms

scoppietto (archaic)

Etymology

From schioppo (“rifle”) +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skjopˈpet.to/
Rhymes: -etto
Hyphenation: schiop‧pét‧to

Noun

schioppetto m (plural schioppetti)

(historical, firearms) Diminutive of schioppo (“rifle, shotgun”); hand cannon

Descendants

→ French: escopette
- → Catalan: escopeta
- → English: escopet
→ Spanish: escopeta
- → Portuguese: escopeta

Further reading

schioppetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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