pistole

n. 皮斯托尔(西班牙旧金币)

发音

UK /ˈpɪstəʊl/
UK /pɪˈstəʊl/
US /ˈpɪstoʊl/
US /pɪˈstoʊl/

词形变化

pistoles 复数 pistoles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a coin, designed for melting when cooking.

    引申义

词源

Borrowed from French pistole, of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-. Alternatively, perhaps from Pistoia (a city in Tuscany).

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