schioppetto

Italian

Alternative forms

• scoppietto (archaic)

Etymology

From schioppo (“rifle”) +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skjopˈpet.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: schiop‧pét‧to

Noun

schioppetto m (plural schioppetti)

1. (historical, firearms) diminutive of schioppo (“rifle, shotgun”); hand cannon

Descendants

• → French: escopette
  • → Catalan: escopeta
  • → English: escopet
• → Spanish: escopeta
  • → Portuguese: escopeta

Further reading

• schioppetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana