buttafuoco
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb-object compound, composed of butta (“to throw”) + fuoco (“fire”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buttafuoco m (plural buttafuochi)
- (historical) linstock (staff for lighting a cannon)
- Synonym: lancetta
References[edit]
- ^ buttafuoco in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication