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pas⋅sa⋅do

  [puh-sah-doh]
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–noun, plural -dos, -does. Fencing.
a forward thrust with the weapon while advancing with one foot.
Origin:
1580–90; alter. of Sp pasada or It passata. See passade
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pas·sa·do   (pə-sä'dō)   
n.   pl. pas·sa·dos or pas·sa·does
A fencing maneuver in which the foil is thrust forward and one foot advanced at the same time.

[Alteration of French passade; see passade.]
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