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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Fusil
(fu-SIL) Sustantivo masculino
English: rifle
Etymology: Del francés fusil
Meaning: Arma de fuego, portátil, destinada al uso de los soldados de infantería. Consta de un cañón de hierro o de acero, de ocho a diez decímetros de longitud ordinariamente, de un mecanismo con que se dispara, y de la caja a que este y aquel van unidos
Topic:Armas
Example:

“…educado desde su más tierna infancia en el hábito y la precaución del peligro, puede manejar un fusil y cazar no importa qué.” Horacio Quiroga, “El hijo”

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