metralhadora
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Female form of the adjective metralhador, calque of French mitrailleuse, from mitrailler. The word itself from the noun metralha (“shrapnel used as cannon ammo”). Known since 1881. Compare Spanish ametralladora.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metralhadora f (plural metralhadoras)