encamisada
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The sense of "ambush" comes from the practice of donning white shirts when conducting a nighttime raid in order to clearly differentiate attackers from enemy combatants.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
encamisada f (plural encamisades)
- ambush
- (folklore) a cavalcade of men dressed in identical shirts
- (metonymically) a festival featuring such cavalcades
Participle[edit]
encamisada f sg
Further reading[edit]
- “encamisada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
encamisada