different between handgun vs arquebuse

English

Etymology

hand +? gun.

Noun

handgun (plural handguns)

1. A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.

Synonyms

• pistol

Hyponyms

• derringer
• revolver

Translations

Anagrams

• gunhand

English

Noun

arquebuse (plural arquebuses)

1. Alternative form of arquebus

Verb

arquebuse (third-person singular simple present arquebuses, present participle arquebusing, simple past and past participle arquebused)

1. Alternative form of arquebus

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.k?.byz/

Noun

arquebuse f (plural arquebuses)

1. (firearms) arquebus

Derived terms

Verb

arquebuse

1. first-person singular present indicative of arquebuser
2. third-person singular present indicative of arquebuser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of arquebuser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of arquebuser
5. second-person singular imperative of arquebuser

Further reading

• “arquebuse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• arquebuse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr