Feminine

estocade

Meaning

  1. (feminine) the mortal impalement of a bull
  2. (feminine, figuratively, literary) a sudden and violent attack
  3. (feminine) a stroke with the tip of the sword

Concepts

Translations

kılıç darbesi

zorlu saldırış

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.tɔ.kad/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French estoquade. Borrowed from Spanish estocada, ultimately from Italian stoccata.

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