ataque

See also: ataqué

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish ataque (“attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtake/, [aˈt̪a.ke]
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧que

Noun

ataque

1. attack

Galician

Etymology 1

Deverbal from atacar (“to attack”).

Noun

ataque m (plural ataques)

1. attack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy)

   ataque sorpresa

   surprise attack

2. (sports) attack, offensive
3. (pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
4. attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone)

Derived terms

• ataque cardíaco
• ataque de nervios
• ataque de pánico
• ataque ó corazón
• ciberataque
• contraataque

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ataque

1. inflection of atacar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ataque”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈta.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈta.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈta.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈta.kɨ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -aki, -akɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧que

Etymology 1

Deverbal from atacar.

Noun

ataque m (plural ataques)

1. attack (an attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy)
2. attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone or something)
3. (pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
4. (phonology) onset (the initial portion of a syllable)

Derived terms

• ataque cardíaco
• ataque de nervos
• ataque de pânico
• ciberataque
• contra-ataque

Descendants

• → Konkani: आताक (ātāk)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ataque

1. inflection of atacar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ataque”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtake/ [aˈt̪a.ke]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ake
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧que

Etymology 1

Deverbal from atacar (“to attack”).

Noun

ataque m (plural ataques)

1. attack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy)

   ataque sorpresa ― surprise attack

   • 2025 June 25, Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, “La CIA dice tener pruebas de que el programa nuclear de Irán fue “gravemente dañado” por ataques de EE.UU.”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     No es inusual que las agencias de inteligencia discrepen en la interpretación de los informes iniciales. Aunque no está claro qué análisis adicional se está realizando más allá de los esfuerzos de la CIA y la DIA, otras agencias, incluido el brazo del Pentágono responsable del análisis de imágenes satelitales, casi con certeza también están examinando de cerca el impacto de los ataques en el programa nuclear iraní.

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   • 2025 October 13, Sebastián Jiménez Valencia, “Cronología de la guerra de Israel y Hamas desde el 7 de octubre de 2023”, in CNN en Español‎^[2]:

     El ataque de Hamas del 7 de octubre de 2023 desencadenó una guerra cruda de Israel en Gaza. […] A continuación, un resumen destacado de la cronología de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas desde el ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023:

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2. (sports) attack, offensive
3. (pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
4. attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone)
5. (phonology) onset of a syllable

Derived terms

• ataque al corazón
• ataque cardiaco
• ataque cardíaco
• ataque cerebrovascular
• ataque de nervios
• ataque de pánico
• ataquillo
• borde de ataque
• ciberataque
• contraataque

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ataque

1. inflection of atacar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ataque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025