cortaldo

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From corto (“short”), due to the shortness of the barrel.

Alternative forms

Noun

cortaldo m (plural cortaldi)Category:Italian lemmas#CORTALDOCategory:Italian nouns#CORTALDOCategory:Italian countable nouns#CORTALDOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#CORTALDOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#CORTALDOCategory:Pages with entries#CORTALDOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CORTALDO

  1. (historicalCategory:Italian historical terms#CORTALDO) synonym of cortana

Further reading

  • cortaldo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:Italian terms borrowed from Old French#CORTALDOCategory:Italian terms derived from Old French#CORTALDO courtaud (“having a docked tail”), derived from court (“short”).

Noun

cortaldo m (plural cortaldi)Category:Italian lemmas#CORTALDOCategory:Italian nouns#CORTALDOCategory:Italian countable nouns#CORTALDOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#CORTALDOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#CORTALDOCategory:Pages with entries#CORTALDOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CORTALDO

  1. (obsoleteCategory:Italian obsolete terms#CORTALDO) a horse with its ears and tail docked

Further reading

  • cortaldo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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