Where does “nocaute” come from?

nocaute (Portuguese) comes from English knockout, from English knock out — To strike or bump out; To render unconscious, as...

nocaute (Portuguese): knockout act of making someone unconscious in a fight

Definitions

  1. knockout act of making someone unconscious in a fight

Ancestry of “nocaute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishknockoutThe act of making someone unconscious, or at...
2Englishknock outTo strike or bump out; To render unconscious, as...
Every word from English knock out →Every word from English knockout →