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cinquedea

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdi.ə/
  • US: /ˌt͡ʃɪŋkwɪˈdeɪə/
  • rhymes with -iːə
  • rhymes with -eɪə

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noun

Meaning 1

A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anelace

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чинкуеда (činkueda) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Bulgarian: биволски език (bivolski ezik) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • German: Cinquedea — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Italian: cinquedea — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Italian: cinquadea — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Italian: lingua di bue — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Japanese: チンクエデア (chinkuedea) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Japanese: チンクエディア (chinkuedia) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Korean: 친퀘디아 (chinkwedia) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Lithuanian: činkvedėja — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Russian: чинкуэ́да (činkuéda) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Russian: чинкведе́а (činkvedéa) — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Swedish: oxtunga — Italian Renaissance sword
  • Swedish: cinquedea — Italian Renaissance sword