English-Italian translations for gunpowder

• polvere da sparo
  I referendum sono meno devastanti delle pallottole e della polvere da sparo. Referendums do not hurt as much as bullets and gunpowder.
  Sappiamo tutti che la polvere da sparo e la carta sono nate in Asia e da lì sono arrivate in Europa. We all know that gunpowder and paper originated in Asia and then travelled to Europe.
• polvere pirica

Definition of gunpowder

• An explosive mixture of saltpetre , charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks

Related words

• gunpowderflask
• Gunpowder Plot
• gunpowder flask
• gunpowder magazine