espado
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French épée, Italian spada, Spanish espada.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]espado (plural espadi)
- sword
- Nehme Ehajj, "Adavane", in Rafael Nakhla S.J. (tr.), Kelka maestroverki dil moderna liriko Araba, 1926, 14.
- Prenez via espadi e via poniardi; adavane, adavane!
- Take your swords and your daggers; onwards, onwards!
- Prenez via espadi e via poniardi; adavane, adavane!
- Synonym: glavo
- Nehme Ehajj, "Adavane", in Rafael Nakhla S.J. (tr.), Kelka maestroverki dil moderna liriko Araba, 1926, 14.
Usage notes
[edit]Espado is used for the medieval weapon. Glavo is generally only used as a symbol or in a figurative sense, and not for the medieval weapon.
Derived terms
[edit]- bayoneto-espado (“bayonet”)
- dumanua espado (“two handed sword”)
- espadagar pinte e tranche (“to cut and thrust”)
- espadagar (“to use, wield the sword; to put (someone) to the sword”)
- espadego (“broadsword”)
- espado-pinto (“sword point”)
- espado-stroko (“sword stroke”)
- espado-zono (“sword belt”)