asesinato

Spanish

Etymology

From asesinar (“to murder”) +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asesiˈnato/ [a.se.siˈna.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: a‧se‧si‧na‧to

Noun

asesinato m (plural asesinatos)

1. assassination
2. murder
3. homicide

   Synonym: homicidio

Related terms

• asesino

 

Further reading

• “asesinato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10