Dictionary

butterfly knife en · NOUN

Etymology

Compound of butterfly + knife from the opening motion of the knife.

Meanings

1. A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

Forms

Synonyms

Batangas knife · balisong

Translations (16)

da butterflykniv (folding pocket knife) · pl nóż motylkowy (folding pocket knife) · ru балисо́нг (folding pocket knife) · sv butterflykniv (folding pocket knife) · pt faca borboleta (folding pocket knife) · fi perhosveitsi (folding pocket knife) · ru нож-ба́бочка (folding pocket knife) · cs motýlek (folding pocket knife) · de Butterflymesser (folding pocket knife) · nl vlindermes (folding pocket knife) · fr balisong (folding pocket knife) · pt canivete borboleta (folding pocket knife) · ja バタフライナイフ (folding pocket knife) · ko 버터플라이 나이프 (folding pocket knife) · cmn 蝴蝶刀 (folding pocket knife) · el πεταλούδα (folding pocket knife)