lupara
Italian
Etymology
From lupo (“wolf”), from its traditional use in wolf hunting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈpa.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Hyphenation: lu‧pà‧ra
Noun
lupara f (plural lupare)
- the content of a particular type of shotgun cartridge, consisting of 8–9 mm steel balls
- (by extension) the shotgun employing such cartridges, especially a sawn-off shotgun
Hypernyms
- fucile
Derived terms
- lupara bianca
See also
- fucile a canne mozze
Further reading
- Lupara (arma) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it