cortaldo

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /korˈtal.do/
  • Rhymes: -aldo
  • Hyphenation: cor‧tàl‧do

Etymology 1

From corto (“short”), due to the shortness of the barrel.

Alternative forms

Noun

cortaldo m (plural cortaldi)

  1. (historical) Synonym of cortana

Further reading

  • cortaldo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French courtaud (“having a docked tail”), derived from court (“short”).

Noun

cortaldo m (plural cortaldi)

  1. (obsolete) a horse with its ears and tail docked

Further reading

  • cortaldo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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