noun, masculine/imˈpaɡto/plural: impactos
impact, brunt; hit (e.g., bullets, artillery)
“Todas las estaciones, prepárense para el impacto.” — All stations, prepare for impact.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin pangō Latin impingō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin impāctusbor. Spanish impacto Borrowed from Latin impāctus.