asesinato

Spanish

Etymology

From asesinar (“to murder”) +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asesiˈnato/ [a.se.siˈna.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: a‧se‧si‧na‧to

Noun

asesinato m (plural asesinatos)

1. murder, homicide
2. assassination

Related terms

• asesino

Further reading

• “asesinato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28