snaphaan

Borrowed from Dutch snaphaan.

snaphaan (plural snaphaans)

1. (firearms, historical) A flintlock.

• snaphance

• pannhaas

Borrowed from German Schnapphahn (“robber on horseback”). Equivalent to snappen (“to get, to apprehend”) +‎ haan (“rooster, cock”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑp.ɦaːn/

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• Hyphenation: snap‧haan

snaphaan m (plural snaphanen, diminutive snaphaantje n)

1. (historical) silver coin from Guelders
2. (historical) early type of flintlock
3. (obsolete) any type of flintlock
4. (obsolete) gun, rifle
5. (obsolete) robber or pillager on horseback

• snaphaen (obsolete)

(flintlock, any type):

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• Berbice Creole Dutch: snapan
• → Biak: sinapan
• → Burmese: သေနတ် (senat)
  • → Mon: သေနာတ်
• → English: snaphaan, snaphance
• → Indonesian: senapan
• → Malay: senapang
• → West Frisian: snaphoanne (calque)