curtalax

or cur·tal ax, cur·tle ax

[ kur-tl-aks ]
/ ˈkɜr tlˌæks /

noun Archaic.

cutlass.

Origin of curtalax

1570–80; variant (by folk etymology) of earlier curtilace, apparently < dialectal Italian cortelazo, assimilated variant of Italian coltellaccio hunting knife, equivalent to coltell(o) (< Latin; see cultellus) + -accio noun suffix. See cutlass

Words nearby curtalax

curtain-twitcher, curtains, curtains for, be., curtal, curtal axe, curtalax, curtana, curtate, curtilage, curtin, curtis