pistola
/pisˈtola/ · A2 · noun · f
pistol
🔫 pistola = pistol + a: English pistol with a Spanish feminine ending
Same word family as English pistol, both borrowed via German from Czech píšťala, a pipe or whistle, a name given to early handguns for their tube shape. Feminine: la pistola. Stress falls on TO: pis-TO-la.