assalto

See also: assaltò

Catalan

Verb

assalto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of assaltar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈsal.to/
• Rhymes: -alto
• Syllabification: as‧sàl‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assaltus, derived from assaliō, from Latin assiliō (“to rush at”).

Noun

assalto m (plural assalti)

1. (military) assault, raid, storming
2. hold up
3. (fencing) bout
4. (boxing, rare) round

   Synonym: ripresa

Derived terms

• assaltare

Related terms

• assaltatore

Descendants

• → Spanish: asalto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

assalto

1. first-person singular present indicative of assaltare

Further reading

• assalto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• assolta, salsato, talasso-

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsaw.tu/ [aˈsaʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsaw.tu/ [aˈsaʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsaw.to/ [aˈsaʊ̯.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈsal.tu/ [ɐˈsaɫ.tu]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -altu, (Brazil) -awtu
• Hyphenation: as‧sal‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from assaltar.

Noun

assalto m (plural assaltos)

1. assault, attack
2. robbery, burglary, raid

Etymology 2

Verb

assalto

1. first-person singular present indicative of assaltar