pistole
A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold…A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.
» A pistole was the old quarter-doubloon of Spain.
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2 senses(historical)A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.
(broadly)A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a coin, designed for melting when cooking.
Examples
1 sentencesA pistole was the old quarter-doubloon of Spain.
Origin
Borrowed from French pistole, of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťalaBorrowed from French pistole, of uncertain origin. Probably ultimately from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.
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