eskopeta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • iskopeta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escopeta, from Italian schioppetto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeskoˈpeta/ [ʔɛs.koˈpɛː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: es‧ko‧pe‧ta

Noun

eskopeta (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜆ) (firearms)

  1. shotgun
  • eskopetilya

Further reading

  • eskopeta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018