Etymology

chu-ko-nu

Today it means: An early Chinese repeating crossbow. Full definition →

Mandarin 諸葛弩 /诸葛弩
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from諸葛弩 /诸葛弩
  2. English todaychu-ko-nu

From Mandarin 諸葛弩 /诸葛弩 (Zhūgě nǔ, literally “Zhuge crossbow”) Wade–Giles romanization: chu¹-ko³-nu³.

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