ametralladora

/ametɾaʝaˈdoɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

machine gun

ametralladora — machine gun

🔫 ametralladora = metralla (shrapnel) + -dora (doer): a shrapnel-spraying thing

Comes from metralla, meaning shrapnel or small scrap bits, plus the -dora ending for a machine that does something. So an ametralladora is a feminine 'shrapnel-doer': it sprays many small bullets quickly.

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