pistolese

Italian

Etymology

For noun sense 2, after Pistoia, an ancient blade manufacturing center; compare bisturi and English bistoury.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pis.toˈle.ze/, (traditional) /pis.toˈle.se/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese
  • Hyphenation: pi‧sto‧lé‧se

Adjective

pistolese m or f (plural pistolesi)

  1. archaic form of pistoiese (“of, from or relating to Pistoia”)

Noun

pistolese m or f by sense (plural pistolesi)

  1. archaic form of pistoiese (“native or inhabitant of Pistoia”)
  2. (masculine only) a short wide double-cut dagger, especially used for hunting

References

  1. ^ pistolese in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
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