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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cinquedea (plural cinquedeas)
- A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
- Synonym: anelace
Alternative forms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Italian Renaissance sword
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Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cinque (“five”) + dea (“fingers”, northen dialectal variant of dita; compare Venetian déo), in reference to the width of the blade.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cinquedea f (plural cinquedee)
- anelace, cinquedea (Italian Renaissance sword)
- Synonym: lingua di bue
- Hypernyms: daga, pugnale, spada
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