English Explanatory Dictionary

chu-ko-nu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early Chinese repeating crossbow.

Pronunciation

/ˌtʃuːkəʊˈnuː/ jo͞o′-gŭ′-no͞o′ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-chu-ko-nu.wav

Word forms

chu-ko-nu chu-ko-nus

Etymology

From Mandarin 諸葛弩 /诸葛弩 (Zhūgě nǔ, literally “Zhuge crossbow”) Wade–Giles romanization: chu¹-ko³-nu³.

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