culata
Catalan
Etymology
From Italian culatta.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kuˈla.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kuˈla.ta/
Noun
culata f (plural culates)
- butt (the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired)
- breech (the part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber)
Further reading
- “culata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “culata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “culata” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “culata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Lombard
Alternative forms
- cülata, culatta (Milanese orthographies)
- cülata (Eastern orthographies)
Etymology
From cul (“ass”), from Latin cūlus (“anus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kyˈlata/, [kyˈlatɑ], [kyˈlatɐ]
Noun
culata f (plural culate)
- buttock, butt cheek.
Synonyms
- cjapa.
Related terms
- cul
- culaton
Spanish
Etymology
From Italian culatta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈlata/ [kuˈla.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: cu‧la‧ta
Noun
culata f (plural culatas)
- butt (the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired)
- breech (the part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber)
- cylinder head
Derived terms
- culatazo
- culatín
- salir el tiro por la culata
Further reading
- “culata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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