asesino

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See also: asesinó

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aseˈsino/ [a.seˈsi.no]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: a‧se‧si‧no

Etymology 1

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From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, hashish users) or أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn).

Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

Adjective

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asesino (feminine asesina, masculine plural asesinos, feminine plural asesinas)

  1. murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)
    Synonyms: matador, homicida, victimario
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Noun

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asesino m (plural asesinos, feminine asesina, feminine plural asesinas)

  1. murderer, killer (person who commits murder)
    Synonyms: matador, homicida, victimario
  2. assassin
  3. traitor
    Synonym: traidor
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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asesino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of asesinar

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