encamisada
Catalan
editEtymology
editThe 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
editNoun
editencamisada f (plural encamisades)
- ambush
- (folklore) a cavalcade of men dressed in identical shirts
- (metonymically) a festival featuring such cavalcades
Participle
editencamisada f sg
Further reading
edit- “encamisada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
editAdjective
editencamisada