estilingue

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sling, probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /eʃ.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡe/

Rhymes: -lĩɡi

Noun

estilingue m (plural estilingues)

(Brazil) slingshot (weapon)
Synonyms: fisga, funda, setra, atiradeira, bodoque, baladeira

Further reading

“estilingue”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
“estilingue”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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