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pistole.

A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɪstəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/pɪˈstəʊl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɪstoʊl/General-American/pɪˈstoʊl/General-American
  1. A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.

    historical
  2. A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a coin, designed for melting when cooking.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French pistole, of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Alternatively, perhaps from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany).

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