escopeta

noun

es·​co·​pe·​ta

ˌeskəˈpātə,

-petə

plural -s

: a short firelock musket

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Old Italian schioppetto, literally, small explosion, diminutive of schioppo, literally, explosion

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