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Italian
Etymology
See scoppio (“explosion”), of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskjɔp.po/
- Rhymes: -ɔppo
- Hyphenation: schiòp‧po
Noun
schioppo m (plural schioppi, diminutive schioppétto or schioppettìno, derogatory (rare) schioppùccio)
- (firearms) gun, rifle
- (firearms) shotgun
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Further reading
- schioppo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana