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Kurzwaffe.

A firearm with a barrel shorter than 30 cm, thus a handgun, a short machine pistol, or a very short rifle.

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʊʁt͡sˌvafə/ [ˈkʰʊɐ̯t͡sˌvafə]
  1. A firearm with a barrel shorter than 30 cm, thus a handgun, a short machine pistol, or a very short rifle.

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From kurz (“short”) + Waffe (“weapon”)

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