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falcata.

sickle-shaped; falcate

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/falˈkata/[falˈka.t̪a]

  1. sickle-shaped; falcate

    feminine · masculine · obsolete

  2. wide, curved, pointed, and single-edged

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“sickle-shaped, falcate”). First attested in the adjective "sickle-shaped" sense in 1715, and in the noun sense in 1770. The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

noun/falˈkata/[falˈka.t̪a]

  1. a falcata

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“sickle-shaped, falcate”). First attested in the adjective "sickle-shaped" sense in 1715, and in the noun sense in 1770. The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

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