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zhanmadao

zhanmadao noun: an ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade.

zhanmadao: an ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and...
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Noun

zhanmadao (plural zhanmadaos)

  1. An ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade

Forms of zhanmadao

pluralzhanmadaos

Origin of zhanmadao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 斬馬刀 /斩马刀 (zhǎnmǎdāo).

Questions about zhanmadao

What does zhanmadao mean?
Zhanmadao means an ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade.
What part of speech is zhanmadao?
Zhanmadao is a noun.
What is the plural of zhanmadao?
The plural of zhanmadao is zhanmadaos.

Words near zhanmadao in the dictionary

  1. Zhangzhounese
  2. Zhangzhung
  3. Zhangzi
  4. Zhanhe
  5. Zhanjiang
  6. zhanmadao
  7. zhanmadaos
  8. Zhanna
  9. Zhans
  10. Zhao
  11. Zhao'an

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