Definition
A large curved knife or dagger, particularly one used in Spain or Portugal during the medieval period.
Etymology
From Spanish 'beldoque,' possibly from Arabic origins through the long history of cross-cultural exchange in Iberia. The term appears in English texts from the 16th-17th centuries describing this specific type of curved blade.
Kelly Says
This word is a linguistic proof of cultural contact—it traveled from Arabic traders through Spanish speakers into English, carrying the design of an actual weapon across centuries and languages.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በለዱቀ
be-le-doo-keh
ARالعربية
بلدوكي
bel-doo-kee
BNবাংলা
বেলদুকে
bel-doo-keh
CACatalà
belduque
bel-doo-keh
CSČeština
belduque
bel-doo-keh
DADansk
belduque
bel-doo-keh
DEDeutsch
belduque
bel-doo-keh
ELΕλληνικά
belduque
bel-doo-keh
ESEspañol
belduque
bel-doo-keh
FISuomi
belduque
bel-doo-keh
FRFrançais
belduque
bel-doo-k
HAHA
belduque
bel-doo-keh
HIहिन्दी
बेलदुके
bel-doo-keh
HUMagyar
belduque
bel-doo-keh
IDBahasa Indonesia
belduque
bel-doo-keh
IGIG
belduque
bel-doo-keh
ITItaliano
belduque
bel-doo-keh
KKKK
бельдуке
bel-doo-keh
MRMR
बेल्डुके
bel-doo-keh
MSBahasa Melayu
belduque
bel-doo-keh
MYမြန်မာ
ဘယ်လ်ဒူက
ba-l-doo-ka
NLNederlands
belduque
bel-doo-keh
NONorsk
belduque
bel-doo-keh
PLPolski
belduque
bel-doo-keh
PTPortuguês
belduque
bel-doo-keh
RORomână
belduque
bel-doo-keh
RUРусский
бельдуке
bel-doo-keh
SVSvenska
belduque
bel-doo-keh
SWKiswahili
belduque
bel-doo-keh
TEతెలుగు
బెల్డూక్
bel-doo-k
THไทย
เบลดูเก
bel-doo-keh
TLTL
belduque
bel-doo-keh
TRTürkçe
belduque
bel-doo-keh
UKУкраїнська
бельдуке
bel-doo-keh
VITiếng Việt
belduque
bel-doo-keh
YOYO
belduque
bel-doo-keh
ZUZU
belduque
bel-doo-keh