asalto

See also: asaltó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsalto/ [aˈsal̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -alto
• Syllabification: a‧sal‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian assalto.

Noun

asalto m (plural asaltos)

1. assault (violent onset or attack with physical means)
2. mugging, robbery (quick violent robbery of a person)
3. (boxing) round (one of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a match)
4. coup (coup d'état)

Derived terms

• asaltar
• carro de asalto
• fusil de asalto
• guardia de asalto

 

Etymology 2

Verb

asalto

1. first-person singular present indicative of asaltar

Further reading

• “asalto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Venetian

Noun

asalto m (plural asalti)

1. assault, attack