emboscada

Catalan

Etymology

From emboscar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscades)

  1. ambush (an attack launched from a concealed position)

Participle

emboscada f sg

  1. feminine singular of emboscat

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of emboscar (“to ambush”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.dɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʃˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʃˈka.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.buʃˈka.dɐ/ [ẽ.buʃˈka.ðɐ]

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscadas)

  1. ambush, ambuscade (a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station)
    Synonyms: armadilha, cilada, tocaia, encerrona

Adjective

emboscada f sg

  1. feminine singular of emboscado

Participle

emboscada f sg

  1. feminine singular of emboscado

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From emboscar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /embosˈkada/ [ẽm.bosˈka.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: em‧bos‧ca‧da

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscadas)

  1. ambush (an attack launched from a concealed position)

Participle

emboscada f sg

  1. feminine singular of emboscado

Further reading
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