AK-47

See also: AK47

English

an AK-47

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalachnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪkeɪfɔːtiˈsevən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

AK-47 (plural AK-47s)

The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
- 1997, Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown, spoken by Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson):
  Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.
A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.

Alternative forms

AK47

Synonyms

AK
Kalashnikov

Related terms

AK-74

Translations

Kalashnikov assault rifle

Arabic: إيه كيه-47‎ m
French: AK-47 (fr) m
Georgian: კალაშნიკოვი (ḳalašniḳovi)
Japanese: エーケー４７ (ē-kē-47)
Macedonian: АК-47 m (AK-47), автома́т Калашни́ков m (avtomát Kalašníkov)
Portuguese: AK-47 (pt) f
Russian: АК-47 m (AK-47), автома́т Кала́шникова m (avtomát Kalášnikova)

Portuguese

Noun

AK-47 f (plural AK-47 or AKs-47 or AK-47s)

AK-47 (the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle)