Basque

Noun

pistola

1. pistol; gun

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /pisˈtɔˈɫə/
• (Western) IPA^(key): /pisˈtɔˈɫa/

Noun

pistola f ‎(plural pistoles)

1. pistol; gun

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈst̪ɔː.la], /piˈstɔla/
• Hyphenation: pi‧stò‧la

Noun

pistola f ‎(plural pistole)

1. pistol, gun
2. pistole

Anagrams

• polista, postali, stipola

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Czech píšťala ‎(“firearm”, literally “tube, pipe”), from pištěti ‎(“to whistle”), of imitative origin. Perhaps, however, from Italian pistolese ‎(“from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany)”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pis.ˈtɔ.la/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃ.ˈtɔ.lɐ/
• Hyphenation: pis‧to‧la

Noun

pistola f (plural pistolas)

1. pistol (handgun)

Related terms

• revólver
• pistolaço, pistoleiro, pistolão

Descendants

• Gujarati: પિસ્તોલ ‎(pistol)

Spanish

Noun

pistola f ‎(plural pistolas)

1. pistol; gun