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contraatacar.

to counter-attack

12 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kontɾaataˈkaɾ/[kõn̪.t̪ɾa.a.t̪aˈkaɾ]
  1. to counter-attack

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish contra- 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 Spanish contraatacar From contra- + atacar.

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