asesino

See also: asesinó

Spanish

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

Etymology 1

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

Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

  1. murderer, killer, assassin (person who commits murder)
  2. traitor
Derived terms

Verb

asesino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of asesinar

Further reading
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