passado

[ puh-sah-doh ]

noun,plural pas·sa·dos, pas·sa·does.Fencing.
  1. a forward thrust with the weapon while advancing with one foot.

Origin of passado

1
1580–90; alteration of Spanish pasada or Italian passata.See passade

Words Nearby passado

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How to use passado in a sentence

  • But he is a knight; his honour will give the passado in the presence to-morrow night; I hope he will deserve.

  • He evidently executed a sort of intricate passado, to judge from the sound of his hysteric hoofs on the stone flagging.

    The Storm Centre | Charles Egbert Craddock
  • Se olhardes as cantigas do prazer acostumado todas tem som lamentado, carregado de fadigas, longe do tempo passado.

  • And now tell me this: When you slew Cormac of the Cliffs, what passado did you use?

    The O'Ruddy | Stephen Crane
  • Laugh and ask: 'What will the passado cost, Fencing-master Allerts?