atacar

Portuguese

/ɐtɐˈkaɾ/, /a.ta.ˈka(ʁ)/

verb
Definitions
  • to attack to apply violent force
  • to attack to aggressively challenge a person or idea
  • to attack to deal with something in a direct way
  • (sports) to attempt to score
  • (of a disease) to strike
  • to eat voraciously

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian attaccare (attach, attack, join).

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

attaccare

Gloss

attach, attack, join

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

攻, 伐, 撃, 討

Emoji

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