estilingue

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sling, probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/, /eʃ.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.t͡ʃiˈlĩ.ɡe/

  • Rhymes: -ĩɡi

Noun

estilingue m (plural estilingues)

  1. (Brazil) slingshot (weapon)
    Synonyms: fisga, funda, setra, atiradeira, bodoque, baladeira

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