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asesino

/aseˈsino/

adjective/aseˈsino/

murderous, homicidal (intending, or likely to commit murder)

Synonyms: matador, homicida, victimario

Related: ballena asesina

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”). Alternatively, from Arabic أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”). Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.

noun, masculine/aseˈsino/plural: asesinos

murderer, killer (person who commits murder); assassin; traitor

Synonyms: matador, homicida, victimario, traidor

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”). Alternatively, from Arabic أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”). Cognate with Italian assassino, French assassin.