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Etymology
From emboscar + -ada.
Pronunciation
Noun
emboscada f (plural emboscades)
- ambush (an attack launched from a concealed position)
Participle
emboscada f sg
- feminine singular of emboscat
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Nominalization of the feminine past participle of emboscar (“to ambush”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.dɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.dɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʃˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʃˈka.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.da/
Noun
emboscada f (plural emboscadas)
- ambush, ambuscade (a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station)
- Synonyms: armadilha, cilada, tocaia, encerrona
Adjective
emboscada f sg
- feminine singular of emboscado
Participle
emboscada f sg
- feminine singular of emboscado
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From emboscar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embosˈkada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: em‧bos‧ca‧da
Noun
emboscada f (plural emboscadas)
- ambush (an attack launched from a concealed position)
Participle
emboscada f sg
- feminine singular of emboscado
Further reading