stoccado
[ stuh-kah-doh ]
/ stəˈkɑ doʊ /
noun, plural stoc·ca·dos. Archaic.
a thrust with a rapier or other pointed weapon.
Also
stoc·ca·ta
[stuh-kah-tuh] /stəˈkɑ tə/.
Origin of stoccado
1575–85; alteration of Italian
stoccata, equivalent to
stocc(o) swordpoint, dagger (< Germanic; compare Old English
stocc stake) +
-ata
-ade1;
-ado < Spanish, as in
renegado
Words nearby stoccado
stmt,
stoa,
stoat,
stoating,
stob,
stoccado,
stochastic,
stochastic matrix,
stochastic terrorism,
stochastic variable,
stock
Example sentences from the Web for stoccata
Stoccata is the Italian term for a thrust or stab with a rapier.
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