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miq⋅ue⋅let

[mik-uh-let]
–noun
1. (in the Peninsular War) a Spanish guerrilla who fought against the French.
2. a soldier in any of several Spanish infantry regiments.
3. a flintlock of a type developed in Spain.
Also, miguelet.


Origin:
1660–70; < Catalan, equiv. to Miquel Michael + -et -et
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