Beanshooter

/ˈbiːnˌʃuːtər/ noun

Definition

A toy gun or blowgun that shoots dried beans or bean-sized pellets.

Etymology

Compound of 'bean' and 'shooter' (from 'shoot,' to propel projectiles). Emerged in 19th-century English for children's toys that mimicked hunting weapons.

Kelly Says

Beanshooters were popular toys before toy guns, allowing children to safely mimic hunting while using harmless bean pellets—a fascinating example of how toys evolve with cultural attitudes about play and safety.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሚስር ቦምብ
mee-sir boh-mib
ARالعربية
مدفع الفاصولياء
mad-fah' fah-SOO-lyah
BNবাংলা
শিমের বন্দুক
shimer bonduk
CACatalà
canó de fesols
kah-NOH deh feh-SOHL-s
CSČeština
fazolová pistole
fah-ZOH-loh-vah pih-stoh-leh
DADansk
bønneskyder
BOH-neh-sky-dehr
DEDeutsch
Bohnenpuster
BOH-neh-poo-stehr
ELΕλληνικά
φακές πιστόλι
fah-KEH-s pih-STOH-lee
ESEspañol
tirador de frijoles
tee-rah-DOHR deh free-HOH-lehs
FAفارسی
توپ لوبیا
toop loobia
FISuomi
pavutpistooli
pah-voot-pih-stoh-lee
FRFrançais
lanceur de haricots
lahn-sehr deh ah-ree-koh
GUGU
વાળની બંદૂક
vahl-nee bahndook
HAHA
bindiga wake
bee-nee-gah wah-keh
HEעברית
אקדח פול
ah-kah-DAKH pool
HIहिन्दी
फलियां का तोप
phaliyaan kaa top
HUMagyar
bablövő
bahb-loh-voh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penembak kacang
peh-neh-mahk kah-CHANG
IGIG
igwe bean
ee-gweh BEEN
ITItaliano
sparafagioli
spah-rah-fah-JOH-lee
JA日本語
豆銃
mame-jū
KKKK
бұршақ мылтық
boor-shahk muh-ltyk
KMKM
កាំភ្លើងសណ្តែក
kahm pleung sahndek
MRMR
वालचा बंदूक
vahl-chah bahndook
MSBahasa Melayu
penembak kacang
peh-neh-mahk kah-CHANG
MYမြန်မာ
ပဲလေးလုံး
peh lay loon
NLNederlands
boonenpistool
BOH-neh-n pih-stohl
NONorsk
bønneskyter
BOH-neh-sky-tehr
PAPA
ਫਲੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਬੰਦੂਕ
phaleeaN dee bahndook
PLPolski
strzelba fasolowa
stsheh-wbah fah-SOH-loh-vah
PTPortuguês
atirador de feijões
ah-tee-rah-DOHR deh fay-ZHOH-ehs
RORomână
pistol de fasole
pee-stohl deh fah-SOH-leh
RUРусский
бобопушка
bah-boh-poo-shkah
SVSvenska
böngevär
BOH-n geh-vehr
SWKiswahili
bomba ya maharagwe
bohm-bah yah mah-hah-rah-gweh
TAதமிழ்
பயறு துப்பாக்கி
payaru thuppaakki
TEతెలుగు
చిక్కుడు తుపాకీ
chikkudu thupaa-kee
THไทย
ปืนถั่ว
peun thua
TLTL
baril ng patani
bah-reel ng pah-tah-nee
TRTürkçe
fasulye atarı
fah-soo-LYEH ah-tah-ree
UKУкраїнська
бобопушка
bah-boh-poo-shkah
URاردو
لوبیا کا توپ
loobia kaa top
VITiếng Việt
súng đậu
soong dau
YOYO
awọn ẹwa
ah-wohn eh-wah
ZH中文
豆枪
dòu qiāng
ZUZU
ithophi ibhoni
ee-thoh-fee ee-boh-nee

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