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atacar.

to attack, to come at

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ataˈkaɾ/[a.t̪aˈkaɾ]
  1. to attack, to come at

    intransitive · transitive
  2. to engage (enter into conflicted with)

    intransitive · transitive
  3. to assail

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Italian a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikaną Proto-West Germanic *stekander. Old French atachier Old French destachier Middle French destacherbor. Italian distaccare Italian staccare Italian attaccarebor. Spanish atacar Borrowed from Italian attaccare.

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