assassí

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين‎ (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”) or أَسَاسِيُّون‎ (ʾasāsiyyūn).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.səˈsi/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.saˈsi/
Rhymes: -i

Adjective

assassí (feminine assassina, masculine plural assassins, feminine plural assassines)

Noun

assassí m (plural assassins, feminine assassina)

Usage notes

Although assassí is a cognate with the English "assassin", it is used in a much wider range of contexts.

Related terms

References

Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

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