falconet
noun
[ ˈfɔː(l)k(ə)nɪt ]
• a light cannon.
• a very small falcon of Asia and South America, typically having bold black-and-white plumage.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Italian falconetto, diminutive of falcone ‘falcon’, from Latin falco (see falcon). falconet (sense 2) is from falcon + -et1.
