spingarda

== Italian == === Alternative forms === sbingarda, spinguarda (obsolete) === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Old French espringale, itself derived from Frankish *springan. Cognate with German springen (“to jump”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spinˈɡar.da/ Rhymes: -arda Hyphenation: spin‧gàr‧da === Noun === spingarda f (plural spingarde) (historical) (weaponry) springald [14th century] (firearms) blunderbuss [from 15th century] (firearms) punt gun [18th–19th century] ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: espingarda (“rifle”) === References === === Further reading === spingarda on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it