espingarda

Portuguese

/es.pĩˈɡaʁ.dɐ/, /(ɨ)ʃ.pĩˈɡaɾ.ðɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • rifle firearm with long barrel
  • (Brazil) shotgun

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spingarda derived from French espringale (springald) derived from Frankish *springan (jump, spring) derived from Proto-Germanic *springaną (burst, jump, spring) derived from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ǵʰ.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*spr̥ǵʰ

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