Definition
Small groups of highly trained soldiers who carry out special military missions, raids, or attacks.
Etymology
From Portuguese 'commando' and Spanish 'comando', borrowed into English during the Boer War (early 1900s) when British forces encountered Afrikaner military units. The term spread globally during World War II.
Kelly Says
The word comes from Afrikaans settlers in South Africa—the Boers used this term for their militia units, and the British adopted it! Now it's synonymous with elite special forces like Navy SEALs and SAS, showing how military terminology spreads across wars.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Commanders
a-kom-man-ders
ARالعربية
قوات خاصة
qawat khasah
BNবাংলা
কমান্ডো
koh-man-doh
CACatalà
commandos
koh-man-dohs
CSČeština
komando
koh-man-doh
DADansk
kommandos
koh-man-dohs
DEDeutsch
Kommandos
kom-man-dohs
ELΕλληνικά
ιστορικοί
is-to-ri-koi
ESEspañol
comandos
koh-man-dohs
FAفارسی
نیروهای ویژه
ne-ro-ha-ye-vizhe
FISuomi
kommandot
koh-man-doht
FRFrançais
commandos
koh-man-doh
HAHA
tsofaffi
tsoh-fa-ffi
HEעברית
לוחמים
lo-cha-mim
HIहिन्दी
कमांडो
koh-man-doh
HUMagyar
parancsnok
par-ancs-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
komando
koh-man-doh
ITItaliano
commandos
koh-man-dohs
JA日本語
コマンド部隊
komando butai
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
명령부대
myeong-ryeong-bu-dae
MSBahasa Melayu
komando
koh-man-doh
NLNederlands
commandos
koh-man-dohs
NONorsk
kommandos
koh-man-dohs
PLPolski
komandosi
koh-man-doh-see
PTPortuguês
commandos
koh-man-dohs
RORomână
comandos
koh-man-dohs
RUРусский
командос
koh-man-dohs
SVSvenska
kommandos
koh-man-dohs
SWKiswahili
kikosi maalum
ki-ko-si ma-a-lum
TAதமிழ்
படைப்பிரிவு
pada-i-pri-vu
TEతెలుగు
కమాండో
ka-man-doh
THไทย
หน่วยรบพิเศษ
nway-rob-pit-set
TRTürkçe
komandos
koh-man-dohs
UKУкраїнська
командос
koh-man-dohs
VITiếng Việt
đội biệt kích
doi-biet-kich