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Where does “asesino” come from?

asesino (Spanish) comes from Arabic حَشَّاشِين, from Arabic حَشِيش — dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish.

asesino (Spanish): murderous, homicidal; murderer, killer, assassin;...

Definitions

  1. murderous, homicidal; murderer, killer, assassin;...

Ancestry of “asesino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَشَّاشِينhashish smokers; hashish users; low-lives;...
2Arabicحَشِيشdry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

Words derived from “asesino”

  • asesinato
  • asesinar
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