asonada

Spanish

FWOTD – 17 December 2025

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Italic *swonaō

Latin sonō

Latin assonāre

Spanish asonar

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Late Latin -ātus

Late Latin -āta

Spanish -ada

Spanish asonada

From asonar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asoˈnada/ [a.soˈna.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧so‧na‧da

Noun

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asonada

Wikipedia ^es

asonada f (plural asonadas)

1. uprising; riot

   Synonym: tumulto

   cometer una asonada ― to revolt, mutiny, stage a coup

   preparar una asonada ― to plan a rebellion

   provocar una asonada ― to provoke a riot

   una asonada militar ― a military mutiny

   • 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:

     No está en mi carácter lanzarme a la calle trabuco en mano, en día de asonada. No sirvo para eso. Los tiros me ponen nervioso.

     It's not in my character to jump into the street holding a blunderbuss on the day of a riot. I'm useless at that. Shooting makes me jumpy.

Participle

asonada f sg

1. feminine singular of asonado

Further reading

• “asonada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024