pistolet

English

Etymology

French. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Noun

pistolet (plural pistolets)

  1. A small pistol.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pistolet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pis‧to‧let

Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets, diminutive pistoletje n)

  1. (Belgium) a type of small round bread bun
  2. (Netherlands) a bread bun shaped like a short baguette

French

Etymology

From pistole +‎ -et. Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pis.tɔ.lɛ/
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Noun

pistolet m (plural pistolets)

  1. gun, pistol
  2. spray gun
  3. weird person

Derived terms

Further reading

Polish


Etymology

Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲiˈstɔ.lɛt/
  • audio(file)

Noun

pistolet m inan

  1. gun, pistol
  2. spray gun

Declension

Walloon

Etymology

Ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”).

Noun

pistolet

  1. pistol
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