katiuscia

Italian

una katiuscia – a Katyusha

Alternative forms

• catiuscia

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Катю́ша (Katjúša, “Katyusha”) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”), in turn diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Katherine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtjuʃ.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -uʃʃa
• Hyphenation: ka‧tiù‧scia

Noun

katiuscia f (invariable)

1. Katyusha (artillery rocket launcher)

   Synonym: organo di Stalin

2. Katyusha (rocket)

Further reading

• Katjuša (lanciarazzi) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• katjúša in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana