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embuscade.

ambuscade; ambush

9 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑ̃.bys.kad/
  1. ambuscade; ambush

    feminine
    tendre une embuscade à quelqu'un
    se tenir en embuscade
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French embuscade, itself a borrowing from Italian imboscata.

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