bacamarte
Portuguese
Etymology
Probably from French braquemart.
Noun
bacamarte m (plural bacamartes)
- blunderbuss (old style of firearm with a large opening at the muzzle)
- Synonym: trabuco
- Coordinate term: arcabuz
- (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) tome (large old book)
- Synonyms: alfarrábio, tomo
Further reading
- “bacamarte” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.