Pistole

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Pistole (“pistol”), probably a nickname for an aggressive person. === Proper noun === Pistole (plural Pistoles) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Pistole is the 38439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Pistole is most common among White (94.97%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pistole”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pistole, itself probably via Middle High German pitschal, pischulle from Czech píšťala (“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɪsˈtoːlə/ Rhymes: -oːlə === Noun === Pistole f (genitive Pistole, plural Pistolen) (weaponry) pistol, gun Synonyms: Faustfeuerwaffe, (obsolete) Meuchelpuffer, (informal) Schießeisen Hypernym: Schusswaffe Hyponym: Revolver gun (device operated by a trigger) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pistolenförmig ==== Related terms ==== Pistolero === Further reading === “Pistole” in Duden online “Pistole”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)