AK-47
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See also: AK47
English
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]- 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.
- A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.
Alternative forms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]Kalashnikov assault rifle
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Portuguese
[edit]Noun
[edit]AK-47 f (plural AK-47 or AKs-47 or AK-47s)
- AK-47 (the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle)
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