estilingue

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sling, probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /eʃ.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡe/

Noun

estilingue m (plural estilingues)

1. (Brazil) slingshot (weapon)

   Synonyms: fisga, funda, setra, atiradeira, bodoque, baladeira