passado

[ puh-sah-doh ]

noun

, Fencing.

, plural pas·sa·dos, pas·sa·does.

1. a forward thrust with the weapon while advancing with one foot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of passado¹

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

Example Sentences

But he is a knight; his honour will give the passado in the presence to-morrow night; I hope he will deserve.

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He evidently executed a sort of intricate passado, to judge from the sound of his hysteric hoofs on the stone flagging.

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Se olhardes as cantigas do prazer acostumado todas tem som lamentado, carregado de fadigas, longe do tempo passado.

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And now tell me this: When you slew Cormac of the Cliffs, what passado did you use?

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

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