battipalle
Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + palle (“bullets”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbat.tiˈpal.le/[1]
- Rhymes: -alle
- Hyphenation: bat‧ti‧pàl‧le
Noun
battipalle m (invariable)
- (firearms, historical) the end of a ramrod (used to push the projectile down in a muzzleloader)
References
- battipalle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- battipalle in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana