emboscada

Portuguese

Etymology

from Late Latin imboscō, from Frankish *busk, *boscu (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.buʃ.ˈka.dɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌẽ.bos.ˈka.da/

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscadas)

1. ambush, ambuscade (a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station)

   Synonyms: armadilha, cilada, tocaia, encerrona

Related terms

Terms related to emboscada

• bosque

• emboscado

• emboscar

Adjective

emboscada f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective emboscado.

Verb

emboscada

1. feminine singular past participle of emboscar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embosˈkada/, [ẽmbosˈkaða]

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscadas)

1. ambush

Verb

emboscada f sg

1. Feminine singular past participle of emboscar.