el
masculine
/aseˈsinato/
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Translation
murder
Word origin
Derived from asesino with the noun suffix -ato, ultimately from Arabic hashshashin ('hashish users'), the name of a medieval sect. English 'assassination' shares this origin.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- hashshashin
- English cognates
- assassination
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralasesinatos
Examples
investiga .
The police are investigating the murder of the young man.
novela .
The novel is about an unsolved murder.
.
The murder changed the life of the entire village.
mediodía.
The murder happened in the street at midday.
periodistas .
The journalists follow the murder case every day.
.
Nobody saw the murder but everyone remembers it.
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