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guerrilla.

guerrilla (small official or unofficial military troop)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡeˈriʝa/[ɡeˈri.ʝa]/ɡeˈriʝa/[ɡeˈri.ʝa]
  1. guerrilla (small official or unofficial military troop)

    feminine
  2. guerrilla war

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Spanish guerra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish guerrilla From guerra (“war”) + -illa (diminutive suffix).

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