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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMuskete
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mʊsˈkeːtə/
"Die Muskete war im 18. Jahrhundert die Standardwaffe der Infanterie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A smoothbore shoulder firearm used extensively by infantry from the 16th through the mid-19th centuries.
"The reenactors loaded their antique muskets with black powder and paper cartridges." - 2
A historical military long gun, often later rifled, predecessor to the modern rifle.
"Soldiers in the colonial army were trained to drill and fire the heavy musket efficiently."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word 'mousquet', originally meaning a male sparrowhawk, which itself came from Italian 'moschetto' (diminutive of 'mosca', meaning fly). The term for the bird was playfully transferred to the small hawk-like projectile or weapon in the 16th century before becoming the standard designation for a smoothbore shoulder firearm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Musket" is said worldwide
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mousquet
Transliteration: /mus.kɛ/
"Les soldats portaient leurs mousquets sur l'épaule."
Muskete
Transliteration: /mʊsˈkeːtə/
"Die Muskete war im 18. Jahrhundert die Standardwaffe der Infanterie."
moschetto
Transliteration: /moˈsket.to/
"Il soldato puliva accuratamente la canna del suo moschetto."
mosquete
Transliteration: /mosˈke.te/
"Los infantes avanzaban con el mosquete listo para disparar."
mosquete
Transliteration: /mosˈke.tʃi/
"O mosquete era uma arma pesada usada nas guerras coloniais."
मسكट
Transliteration: muskat
Script: मस्कट
"इतिहास की लड़ाई में सैनिकों ने मस्कट बंदूक का इस्तेमाल किया।"
滑膛枪
Transliteration: huátángqiāng
"古代士兵手里拿着滑膛枪排成方阵。"
머스킷
Transliteration: meoseukit
"그들은 역사 재연 행사를 위해 오래된 머스킷 총을 손질했다."
マスケット銃
Transliteration: masuketto-jū
"兵士たちはマスケット銃に弾薬を込めた。"
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