asesino

See also: asesinó

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”) or أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn).

Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aseˈsino/ [a.seˈsi.no]
• Hyphenation: a‧se‧si‧no

Adjective

asesino (feminine asesina, masculine plural asesinos, feminine plural asesinas)

1. murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)

   Synonyms: matador, homicida, victimario

Derived terms

• ballena asesina

Noun

asesino m (plural asesinos, feminine asesina, feminine plural asesinas)

1. murderer, killer, assassin (person who commits murder)
2. traitor

Verb

asesino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of asesinar.