cinquedea

Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/, /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdeɪə/
• Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪə
• Hyphenation: cin‧que‧dea

cinquedea (plural cinquedeas)

1. A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.

   Synonym: anelace

• cinqueda

• cinquadea

From cinque (“five”) +‎ dea (“fingers”, northen dialectal variant of dita; compare Venetan déo), in reference to the width of the blade.

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃin.kweˈdɛ.a/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛa
• Hyphenation: cin‧que‧dè‧a

cinquedea f (plural cinquedee)

1. anelace, cinquedea (Italian Renaissance sword)

   Synonym: lingua di bue

   Hypernyms: daga, pugnale, spada