assedio

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) siege (military blockade or settlement)
2. (figuratively, masculine) a formation of people aimed at restricting access to a place
3. (broadly, figuratively, masculine) scrum, throng
4. (figuratively, masculine) siege (prolonged assault or attack)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of assediare

Concepts

siege

seat

💺

chair

🪑

investment

military blockade

beleaguering

beleaguerment

besiegement

besieging

Synonyms

blocco

sedia

🪑

accerchiamento

posto

attorniamento

Translations

Belagerung

siège

💺

belegering

asedio

πολιορκία

sitio

cerco

setge

beleg

cerco

💍

حصار

kuşatma

sítio

assédio

Hyphenated as

as‧sè‧dio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/asˈsɛ.djo/

Etymology

Deverbal from assediare (“to besiege”) + -o.