Pistole

/ˈpɪstəʊl/ · name

Meaning

A disc-shaped piece of chocolate, the size of a coin, designed for melting when cooking.
A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.
A surname from German.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from German Pistole (“pistol”), probably a nickname for an aggressive person.

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