"AK-47" meaning in English

See AK-47 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-AK-47.wav Forms: AK-47s [plural], AK47 [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalachnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ru|АК-47}} Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47) Head templates: {{en-noun|head=AK-47}} AK-47 (plural AK-47s)
  1. The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design. Translations (Kalashnikov assault rifle): إيه كيه-47 [masculine] (Arabic), AK-47 (Azerbaijani), kalaşnikov (Azerbaijani), AK-47 [masculine] (French), კალაშნიკოვი (ḳalašniḳovi) (Georgian), エーケー47 (ē-kē-47) (Japanese), АК-47 (AK-47) [masculine] (Macedonian), автома́т Кала́шникова (avtomát Kalášnikova) [masculine] (Macedonian), اک ۴۷ (ak 47) (Persian), AK-47 [feminine] (Portuguese), AK-47 [masculine] (Romanian), kalașnikov [masculine] (Romanian), АК-47 (AK-47) [masculine] (Russian), автома́т Кала́шникова (avtomát Kalášnikova) [masculine] (Russian), AK-47 [common-gender] (Swedish), kalasjnikov [common-gender] (Swedish), AK-47 (Turkish), keleş (Turkish), kalaşnikov (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-AK-47-en-noun-U7SLY14C Disambiguation of 'Kalashnikov assault rifle': 94 6
  2. A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: AK, Kalashnikov Related terms: AK-74

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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