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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiɾoˈteo/
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: ti‧ro‧te‧o
Etymology 1
Deverbal from tirotear. Compare Portuguese tiroteio and English tirade.
Noun
tiroteo m (plural tiroteos)
- gunfight
- shooting
2021 May 26, Luis Pablo Beauregard, “Al menos nueve muertos en un tiroteo en una instalación ferroviaria de San José (California)”, in El País, retrieved 2021-05-26:Un tiroteo este miércoles en un patio de trenes ha dejado al menos nueve personas muertas y varias heridas en la ciudad de San José, entre ellas el atacante, según han confirmado las autoridades del condado de Santa Clara, al sur de San Francisco, California.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Verb
tiroteo
- first-person singular present indicative of tirotear
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