pistola
Spanish, noun/pisˈtola/
pistola is spelled P-I-S-T-O-L-A (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,155th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pistola is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pistol, handgun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arma de fuego con cargador automático para corta distancia”.
What does pistola mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepistol, handgun
- 2
femininegun (a device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arma de fuego con cargador automático para corta distancia. 2. Pulverizador para pintar. 3. Moneda de oro que tuvo curso entre los siglos XVII y XIX. 4. Secador eléctrico.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pistola
- pistolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pistola?
- /pisˈtola/
- [pisˈt̪o.la]
- [pisˈt̪ola]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pistola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pistola in Spanish?
pistola appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).