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fionda.

sling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfjon.da/
  1. sling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *flunda, metathesis of an earlier form *fundla, a contraction of *fundula, diminutive of Latin funda (“sling”). Compare French fronde, Sicilian ciunna, Asturian flonda.

verb/ˈfjon.da/
  1. inflection of fiondare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of fiondare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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