espadon

See also: espadón

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French espadon.

Noun

espadon (plural espadons)

1. A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “espadon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• dapsone, nose pad

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian spadone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.pa.dɔ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

espadon m (plural espadons)

1. swordfish
2. espadon (sword)

Further reading

• “espadon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.