winchester

See also: Winchester

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Winchester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wint.ʃɛs.tɛʁ/

Noun

winchester f (plural winchesters)

  1. Winchester (rifle)

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Winchester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvinɦɛʃtɛr]
  • Hyphenation: win‧ches‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun

winchester (plural winchesterek)

  1. (computer hardware) Winchester (hard disk)

Usage notes

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Winchester.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwint͡ʃesteɾ/ [ˈwĩnʲ.t͡ʃes.t̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -intʃesteɾ
  • Syllabification: win‧ches‧ter

Noun

winchester m (plural winchesteres)

  1. Winchester (rifle)

Usage notes

  • often, but not always, capitalized as Winchester
  • occasionally found as a feminine noun
  • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.