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Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French mitraille.
Pronunciation
Noun
metralla f (plural metralles)
- grapeshot
- shrapnel
- machine gun fire
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Verb
metralla
- inflection of metrallar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Galician
Etymology
French mitraille.
Noun
metralla f (plural metrallas)
- grapeshot
- shrapnel
- vellon (Spanish ancient coin)
- host of impertinences
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French mitraille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /meˈtɾaʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /meˈtɾaʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈtɾaʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈtɾaʒa/
- Syllabification: me‧tra‧lla
Noun
metralla f (plural metrallas)
- grapeshot
- shrapnel
Derived terms
Further reading