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schiavona

schiavona noun: a type of sword with a basket-shaped guard, popular during the 16th and 17th centuries.

schiavona: a type of sword with a basket-shaped guard, popular during the 16th and 17th centuries
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Noun

schiavona (plural schiavonas)

  1. A type of sword with a basket-shaped guard, popular during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Forms of schiavona

pluralschiavonas

Origin of schiavona

From Italian. So named because the sword was popular among the Schiavoni (“Slavs”), Istrian and Dalmatian Slavs who formed the bodyguard of the Doge of Venice.

Questions about schiavona

What does schiavona mean?
Schiavona means a type of sword with a basket-shaped guard, popular during the 16th and 17th centuries.
What part of speech is schiavona?
Schiavona is a noun.
What is the plural of schiavona?
The plural of schiavona is schiavonas.

Words near schiavona in the dictionary

  1. Schiaparelli
  2. Schiaparellis
  3. Schiappa
  4. schiavinatoite
  5. Schiavo
  6. schiavona
  7. schiavonas
  8. schiavone
  9. schiavones
  10. schibboleth
  11. schiboleth

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