prando

== Italian == === Etymology === From Lombardic prand, "shining sword". Doublet of Frankish-derived Italian brando. Cognate with English brand, Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand. From Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpran.do/ Rhymes: -ando Hyphenation: pràn‧do === Noun === prando m (plural prandi) (poetry and onomatology) sword, especially in poetry, and in compound words, names and surnames of Lombardic origin. Synonyms: brando, spada === References ===