lupara
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From lupo (“wolf”), from its traditional use in wolf hunting.
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Noun edit
lupara f (plural lupare)
- the content of a particular type of shotgun cartridge, consisting of 8–9 mm steel balls
- (by extension) the shotgun employing such cartridges, especially a sawn-off shotgun
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Further reading edit
- Lupara (arma) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it