asalto
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- assault violent onset or attack with physical means
- mugging, robbery quick violent robbery of a person
- (boxing) round one of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a match
- coup coup d'état
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian assalto.
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
assalto
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- assaltus Latin
- assaltare Italian
- assalto Italian
- contrassalto Italian
- asaltabancos Spanish, Castilian
- asaltacunas Spanish, Castilian
- asaltante Spanish, Castilian
- asaltar Spanish, Castilian