winchester

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Winchester.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

winchester f (plural winchesters)

  1. Winchester (rifle)

Further reading[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Winchester.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwint͡ʃesteɾ/ [ˈwĩnʲ.t͡ʃes.t̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -intʃesteɾ
  • Syllabification: win‧ches‧ter

Noun[edit]

winchester m (plural winchesteres)

  1. Winchester (rifle)

Usage notes[edit]

  • often, but not always, capitalized as Winchester
  • occasionally found as a feminine noun
  • According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.