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asesino.

murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)

7 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/aseˈsino/[a.seˈsi.no]

  1. murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)

Where this word comes from

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”). Alternatively, from Arabic أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”). Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

noun/aseˈsino/[a.seˈsi.no]

  1. murderer, killer (person who commits murder)

    masculine

  2. assassin

    masculine

  3. traitor

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”). Alternatively, from Arabic أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”). Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

verb/aseˈsino/[a.seˈsi.no]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of asesinar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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