colubrinetta

Italian

Etymology

colubrina (“culverin”) +‎ -etta (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.lu.briˈnet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: co‧lu‧bri‧nét‧ta

Noun

colubrinetta f (plural colubrinette)

1. (historical) a smaller culverin (hand-held firearm)

References

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