Definition
A short, curved sword with a single edge, historically used by sailors and pirates, and still used in some ceremonial and military contexts.
Etymology
From French coutelas, which came from Italian coltellaccio (large knife), ultimately from Latin cultellus (little knife). The word traveled through European languages as the weapon spread through maritime trade.
Kelly Says
Pirates and sailors loved cutlasses because the curved blade is perfect for slashing in the close quarters of a ship—the curve redirects force efficiently, making it deadlier than a straight blade in combat on a rocking deck!
Translations
ARالعربية
سيف قصير
sayf qasir
BNবাংলা
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
CACatalà
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
CSČeština
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
DADansk
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
DEDeutsch
Cutlass
kyoo-tlas
ELΕλληνικά
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
ESEspañol
cuchilla
koo-chee-ya
FAفارسی
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
FISuomi
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
FRFrançais
cutlass
kyoo-klas
HEעברית
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
HUMagyar
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
IDBahasa Indonesia
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
ITItaliano
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
MSBahasa Melayu
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
MYမြန်မာ
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
NLNederlands
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
NONorsk
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
PLPolski
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
PTPortuguês
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
RORomână
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
RUРусский
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
SVSvenska
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
SWKiswahili
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
TAதமிழ்
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
TEతెలుగు
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
TRTürkçe
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
UKУкраїнська
cutlass
kyoo-tlas
VITiếng Việt
cutlass
kyoo-tlas