encamisada
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
The sense of "ambush" comes from the practice of donning white shirts when conducting a nighttime raid in order to clearly differentiate attackers from enemy combatants.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
encamisada f (plural encamisades)
- ambush
- (folklore) a cavalcade of men dressed in identical shirts
- (metonymically) a festival featuring such cavalcades
Participle edit
encamisada f sg
Further reading edit
- “encamisada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
encamisada