Definition
A Spanish term for an ambush or a surprise military attack from a hidden position.
Etymology
From Spanish emboscada, derived from en- (in) + bosque (woods/forest), literally meaning 'in the woods.' The word entered English through military terminology when describing Spanish tactics.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how military vocabulary traveled across languages during centuries of European warfare—Spanish forces were so skilled at woodland ambushes that other armies borrowed the very word to describe the tactic itself.
Translations
CACatalà
emboscada
em-bo-ska-da
CSČeština
útok zastihu
ook zasti-hu
DEDeutsch
Hinterhalt
hin-ter-halt
ELΕλληνικά
αποκάλυψη
a-po-ka-l-psi
ESEspañol
emboscada
em-bo-ska-da
FAفارسی
حمله غافلگیرانه
ham-leh gha-fe-lee-gar-aneh
FISuomi
hyökkäys
hyök-käys
FRFrançais
embuscade
em-bu-sa-de
HIहिन्दी
अचानक हमला
a-cha-nak ham-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
serangan mendadak
se-ran-gan men-da-tak
ITItaliano
imboscata
im-bo-ska-ta
KO한국어
phục kích
peuk-ki-ch
MRMR
रक्तवाहिन्या
rak-ta-va-hi-nya
MSBahasa Melayu
serangan mengejut
se-ran-gan men-ge-jut
PLPolski
zasadzka
za-sa-dz-ka
PTPortuguês
emboscada
em-bo-ska-da
RORomână
ambuscadă
am-bus-ca-dă
RUРусский
засада
za-sa-da
SWKiswahili
uamuzi
u-a-mu-zi
TAதமிழ்
தாக்குதல்
tha-kku-thal
TEతెలుగు
చొరబాటు
cho-ra-ba-tu
THไทย
การโจมตีแบบซุ่ม
gaan-jhom-tee-baep-somp
TLTL
pag-aaklas
pa-ga-ak-las
UKУкраїнська
засада
za-sa-da
URاردو
مخفیہ حملہ
mak-hee-ah ham-la
VITiếng Việt
vây bắt
vay bat