comando

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See also: comandó and comandò

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

comando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comandar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈman.do/
  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Hyphenation: co‧màn‧do

Etymology 1

Noun

comando m (plural comandi)

  1. order, command
    Synonym: ordine
  2. command, charge, leadership
    Synonym: capo
  3. headquarters
  4. (sports) head, lead
    Synonym: testa
  5. (mechanics, electronics, etc.) control, drive
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

comando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comandare

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From comandar (to command; to order), from com- + mandāre (to deliver; to order).

Alternative forms

Noun

comando m (plural comandos)

  1. order; command (task given to someone or something)
    Synonyms: mandamento, mando, ordem
  2. command (right, authority or ability to order)
    Synonym: controle
  3. (sports) first place while a competition is underway
  4. (computing) command (directive to a computer program to perform a specific task)
  5. Clipping of telecomando; remote control (device used to operate an appliance from a short distance away)
    Synonyms: controlo remoto, telecomando
  6. (military) commando (small fighting force trained for quick raids)
  7. (military) commando (commando trooper)
  8. (military) a unit headed by a commander
  9. (military) area under the jurisdiction of a commander
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kommando

Etymology 2

Verb

comando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comandar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French commando.

Noun

comando n (plural comandouri)

  1. commando

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈmando/
  • Rhymes: -ando
  • Syllabification: co‧man‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from comandar.

Noun

comando m (plural comandos)

  1. commando

Etymology 2

Verb

comando

  1. first-person singular present indicative of comandar

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