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cinquedea
[
ching-kwi-
dee
-
uh
,
-
dey
-
uh
]
cin·que·de·a
/
ˌtʃɪŋ
kwɪˈdi
ə
,
-ˈdeɪ
ə
/
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[
ching-kwi-
dee
-
uh
,
-
dey
-
uh
]
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noun
an Italian short sword of the late 15th and early 16th centuries having a broad, tapering blade, often richly ornamented.
Origin:
1895–1900;
<
Italian,
equivalent to
cinque
five (≪
Latin
quīnque
) +
dea
(dial.) fingers, akin to
dito
finger (<
Latin
digitus;
see
digit
)
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