culata

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian culatta.

Pronunciation

Noun

culata f (plural culates)

  1. butt (the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired)
  2. breech (the part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber)

Further reading

Italian

Noun

culata f (plural culate)

  1. (vulgar, slang) hit given with the butt
  2. (figurative, vulgar, slang) stroke of luck

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • cülata, culatta (Milanese orthographies)
  • cülata (Eastern orthographies)

Etymology

From cul (“ass”), from Latin cūlus (“anus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyˈlata/, [kyˈlatɑ], [kyˈlatɐ]

Noun

culata f (plural culate)

  1. buttock, butt cheek.

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian culatta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈlata/ [kuˈla.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: cu‧la‧ta

Noun

culata f (plural culatas)

  1. butt (the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired)
  2. breech (the part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber)
  3. cylinder head

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.