fucile

Italian

Un fucile — A rifle

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *focīlis [petra], derived from Latin focus. Compare French fusil, Friulian fusîl, Piedmontese fusil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈt͡ʃi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: fu‧cì‧le
  • (file)

Noun

fucile m (plural fucili)

  1. (firearms) long gun, rifle

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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