bacamarte

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from French braquemart.

Noun

bacamarte m (plural bacamartes)

  1. blunderbuss (old style of firearm with a large opening at the muzzle)
    Synonym: trabuco
    Coordinate term: arcabuz
  2. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) tome (large old book)
    Synonyms: alfarrábio, tomo

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