espingarda

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian spingarda, from French espringale (“springald”), from Frankish *springan (“spring, jump”), from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ǵʰ.

Noun

espingarda f (plural espingardas)

rifle (firearm with long barrel)
(Brazil) shotgun

Synonyms

(rifle) fuzil, rifle, refle, escopeta
(shotgun) shotgun, caçadeira, doze

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