es|co|pe|ta

es|co|pe|ta
es|co|pe|ta «EHS koh PAY tah», noun.
a carbine, or short-barreled rifle, formerly common in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
[American English < Spanish escopeta, ultimately < Latin stloppus a slap]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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