schiavona

== English == === Etymology === From Italian. So named because the sword was popular among the Schiavoni (“Slavs”), Istrian and Dalmatian Slavs who formed the bodyguard of the Doge of Venice. === Noun === schiavona (plural schiavonas) A type of sword with a basket-shaped guard, popular during the 16th and 17th centuries. ==== Hypernyms ==== sword === Anagrams === Chavianos