Meanings
nouncinquedea (plural cinquedeas)
plural cinquedeas · alternative cinqueda
- A short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
Synonyms: anelace
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
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Origin
- Italiancinquedea
- Englishcinquedea
Borrowed from Italian cinquedea (literally “five fingers”), named after its width.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian чинкуеда, биволски език
- чинкуеда (činkueda)Italian Renaissance sword
- биволски език (bivolski ezik)Italian Renaissance sword
German Cinquedea
- CinquedeaItalian Renaissance sword
Italian cinquedea, cinquadea
- cinquedeaItalian Renaissance sword
- cinquadeaItalian Renaissance sword
- lingua di bueItalian Renaissance sword
Japanese チンクエデア, チンクエディア
- チンクエデア (chinkuedea)Italian Renaissance sword
- チンクエディア (chinkuedia)Italian Renaissance sword
Korean 친퀘디아
- 친퀘디아 (chinkwedia)Italian Renaissance sword
Lithuanian činkvedėja
- činkvedėjaItalian Renaissance sword
Russian чинкуэ́да, чинкведе́а
- чинкуэ́да (činkuéda)Italian Renaissance sword
- чинкведе́а (činkvedéa)Italian Renaissance sword
Swedish oxtunga, cinquedea
- oxtungaItalian Renaissance sword
- cinquedeaItalian Renaissance sword
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cinquedea
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cinquedea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinquedea
MLA
“cinquedea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinquedea. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinquedea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinquedea.
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