passado

[ puh-sah-doh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Fencing.

, plural pas·sa·dos, pas·sa·does.

Origin of passado¹

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

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.

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?

Laugh and ask: 'What will the passado cost, Fencing-master Allerts?

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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