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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCutlass
/ˈkʌt.ləs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A short, thick, curved sabre, historically used by sailors and naval officers during close-quarters combat.
"The pirate captain brandished his cutlass as he prepared to board the merchant vessel."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 16th-century French word 'coutelas', a diminutive of 'coutel', meaning knife, which traces back to the Latin 'cultellus'. Over time, the term evolved from referring to a short knife into the designation for a stout, curved sabre famously used by sailors and pirates.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cutlass" is said worldwide
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coutelas
Transliteration: koutəla
"Le marin tenait un coutelas à la main."
Kutter
Transliteration: kʊtɐ
"Der Seemann zog seinen Kutter."
coltellaccio
Transliteration: koltelˈlattʃo
"Il pirata brandiva il suo coltellaccio."
sable
Transliteration: ˈsavle
"El marinero empuñaba un sable corto."
terçado
Transliteration: teɾˈsadu
"O marinheiro segurava o terçado firmemente."
कृपान
Transliteration: kripaan
"नाui ने अपनी कृपान निकाली।"
短弯刀
Transliteration: duǎn wāndāo
"海盗手里挥舞着短弯刀。"
해군도
Transliteration: haegundo
"해적이 해군도를 휘둘렀다."
カトラス
Transliteration: katorasu
"海賊はカトラスを抜いた。"
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