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pistole.

handgun, pistol

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pis.tɔl/
  1. handgun, pistol

    feminine
  2. pistole (coin)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1544. Uncertain. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle, flute”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīšk-.

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