fionda

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See also: fíonda

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjon.da/
  • Rhymes: -onda
  • Hyphenation: fión‧da

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *flunda, metathesis of an earlier form *fundla, a contraction of *fundula, diminutive of Latin funda (sling). Compare French fronde, Sicilian ciunna.

Noun

fionda f (plural fionde)

  1. sling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fionda

  1. inflection of fiondare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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