cortaldo
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From corto (“short”), due to the shortness of the barrel.
Alternative forms edit
- cortalda f
Noun edit
cortaldo m (plural cortaldi)
- (historical) Synonym of cortana
Further reading edit
- cortaldo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Old French courtaud (“having a docked tail”), derived from court (“short”).
Noun edit
cortaldo m (plural cortaldi)
Further reading edit
- cortaldo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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