cinquedea
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌtʃɪŋkwɨˈdi.ə/, /ˌtʃɪŋkwɨˈdeɪə/
- Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪə
- Hyphenation: cin‧que‧dea
Noun
cinquedea (plural cinquedeas)
- A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
- Synonym: anelace
Translations
Italian Renaissance sword
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Italian
Alternative forms
- cinquadea
Etymology
From cinque (“five”) + dea (“fingers”, northen dialectal variant of dita; compare Venetian déo), in reference to the width of the blade.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtʃin.kweˈdɛ.a/, [ˌt͡ʃiŋkweˈd̪ɛːä]
- Rhymes: -ɛa
- Hyphenation: cin‧que‧dè‧a
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