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petronel

/ˈpɛtɹənəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
petronel
IPA
/ˈpɛtɹənəl/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th- and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French petrinal, alteration of poitrinal, from poitrinal (“of the chest”) (the weapon is thought to have been braced against a chest-pad when firing), from poitrine (“chest, breast”), from Latin pectorina, feminine of pectorinus (“of the breast”) (from pectus (“chest”) + -inus (“-ine”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: petrinal, pectorina

Usage

Inflected Forms

petronels (plural) petronell (alternative) poitrinal (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce petronel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛtɹənəl/.
What does petronel mean?
A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th- and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.
Where does petronel come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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