AK-47

See also: AK47

English

an AK-47

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalachnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/

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Noun

AK-47 (plural AK-47s)

1. The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
   • 1997, Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown, spoken by Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson):

     Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.

2. A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.

Alternative forms

• AK47

Synonyms

• AK
• Kalashnikov

Related terms

• AK-74

Translations

Kalashnikov assault rifle

• Arabic: إيه كيه-47 m
• French: AK-47 (fr) m
• Georgian: კალაშნიკოვი (ḳalašniḳovi)
• Japanese: エーケー４７ (ē-kē-47)
• Macedonian: АК-47 m (AK-47), автома́т Калашни́ков m (avtomát Kalašníkov)
• Portuguese: AK-47 (pt) f
• Russian: АК-47 m (AK-47), автома́т Кала́шникова m (avtomát Kalášnikova)
• Swedish: AK-47 c, kalasjnikov (sv) c

Portuguese

Noun

AK-47 f (plural AK-47 or AKs-47 or AK-47s)

1. AK-47 (the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle)