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pistola.

pistol (handgun)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pisˈtɔ.lɐ/Brazil/piʃˈtɔ.lɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/piʃˈtɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. pistol (handgun)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from French pistole, ultimately from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”), from pištěti (“to whistle”), of imitative origin. Perhaps, however, from Italian pistolese (“from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany)”).

adj/pisˈtɔ.lɐ/Brazil/piʃˈtɔ.lɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/piʃˈtɔ.lɐ/Portugal
  1. pissed off, mad, aggressively angry

    Brazil · informal · invariable · slang
Where this word comes from

Probably from French pistole, ultimately from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”), from pištěti (“to whistle”), of imitative origin. Perhaps, however, from Italian pistolese (“from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany)”).

verb
  1. inflection of pistolar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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