Etymology

hwacha

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Today it means: A mid-16th-century Korean weapon that launched a barrage of rockets or arrows at enemies using gunpowder. Full definition →

Korean 화차(火車)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from화차(火車)
  2. English todayhwacha

Borrowed from Korean 화차(火車) (hwacha).

Words from the same roots

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