emboscada

Catalan

Etymology

From emboscar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əm.busˈka.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əm.bosˈka.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.bosˈka.ða]

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Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscades)

1. ambush (an attack launched from a concealed position)

Participle

emboscada f sg

1. feminine singular of emboscat

Further reading

• “emboscada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “emboscada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “emboscada” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “emboscada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of emboscar (“to ambush”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʃˈka.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʃˈka.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.buʃˈka.dɐ/ [ẽ.buʃˈka.ðɐ]

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscadas)

1. ambush, ambuscade (a disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station)

   Synonyms: armadilha, cilada, tocaia, encerrona

Related terms

• bosque
• emboscado
• emboscar

Adjective

emboscada f sg

1. feminine singular of emboscado

Participle

emboscada f sg

1. feminine singular of emboscado

Further reading

• “emboscada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “emboscada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From emboscar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embosˈkada/ [ẽm.bosˈka.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: em‧bos‧ca‧da

Noun

emboscada f (plural emboscadas)

1. ambush (an attack launched from a concealed position)

Participle

emboscada f sg

1. feminine singular of emboscado

Further reading

• “emboscada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025