ambuscado

[ am-buh-skey-doh ]
/ ˌæm bəˈskeɪ doʊ /

noun, plural am·bus·ca·dos. Obsolete.

ambuscade.

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Origin of ambuscado

1585–95; pseudo-Spanish alteration of ambuscade

Words nearby ambuscado

ambulatory, ambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, amc, amchitka
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Example sentences from the Web for ambuscado

  • If they mean any treachery, such as a decoy and ambuscado, why, by my conscience!

    Calavar|Robert Montgomery Bird

  • Had these two had wind of the ambuscado and crept out by another door?

    A Christmas Garland|Max Beerbohm

  • So, as I said, he came up with his train to the gate, and laid his ambuscado for Captain Resistance within bow-shot of the town.

    The Holy War made by Shaddai upon Diabolus|John Bunyan