| 释义 |
pe·dre·ro
\pəˈdrə(ə)(ˌ)rō\ noun
also pa·te·re·ro \ˌpäd.əˈre(ə)(ˌ)rō\; or pe·de·re·ro \ˌpādəˈr-\
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish pedrero, from Medieval Latin petraria, from Latin, feminine of petrarius of stones, from petra stone (from Greek, rock, stone) + -arius -ary
: a piece of chambered ordnance used for throwing chiefly stones and scraps of iron |