arme de poing
French, noun/aʁ.m(ə) də pwɛ̃/
arme de poing is spelled A-R-M-E-D-E-P-O-I-N-G (11 letters). Arme de poing is a French feminine noun meaning “handgun (small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Arme à feu que l'on peut tenir avec une seule main”.
What does arme de poing mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehandgun (small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Arme à feu que l'on peut tenir avec une seule main.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arme de poing
- armes de poing plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arme de poing?
- /aʁ.m(ə) də pwɛ̃/
- \aʁm də pwɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.