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Italian
Etymology
colubrina (“culverin”) + -etta (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.lu.briˈnet.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: co‧lu‧bri‧nét‧ta
Noun
colubrinetta f (plural colubrinette)
- (historical) a smaller culverin (hand-held firearm)
References
- colubrinetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana