assassí

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i

Adjective

assassí (feminine assassina, masculine plural assassins, feminine plural assassines)

1. murderous
2. fatal

Noun

assassí m (plural assassins, feminine assassina)

1. murderer
2. killer
3. assassin

Usage notes

Although assassí is a cognate with the English "assassin", it is used in a much wider range of contexts.

Related terms

• assassinar
• assassinat

References

• Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.