couleuvrine

French

Etymology

From couleuvre +‎ -ine; from Old French coulevrine, possibly corresponding to Latin colubrīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.lœ.vʁin/

Noun

couleuvrine f (plural couleuvrines)

1. (historical) culverin

Further reading

• “couleuvrine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.