espadachim
Portuguese
/iʃpɐðɐˈʃĩ/, /es.ˌpa.da.ˈʃĩ/
noun
Definitions
- (military unit) swordsman a person who fights with a sword
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian spadaccino (swordsman).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
spadaccino
Gloss
swordsman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spadassinicide English
- spada Italian
- spadaccino Italian
- spadassin French
- espadachín Spanish, Castilian