sccéuppo

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin scloppus, stloppus, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Italian schioppo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃt͡ʃøppu/

Noun

sccéuppo m (plural sccéuppi)

  1. rifle (long firearm firing a single projectile)
    Ancheu ò acatòu 'n'armâio pe-i sccéuppi ― I bought a rifle closet today (literally, “Today I have bought a closet for the rifles”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.