Etymology

cinquedea

cin·que·dea
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Today it means: A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented. Full definition →

Italian cinquedea
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromcinquedea
  2. English todaycinquedea

Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.

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