spadassin

== English == === Etymology === From French spadassin, itself from Italian spadaccino (“swordsman”). === Noun === spadassin (plural spadassins) a fighter, duelist. ==== Derived terms ==== spadassinicide == Dutch == === Noun === spadassin m (plural spadassins, diminutive spadassintje n) (rare, obsolete) alternative spelling of spadassijn == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian spadaccino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spa.da.sɛ̃/ === Noun === spadassin m (plural spadassins) spadassin hitman ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: spadassijn, spadassin → English: spadassin → Romanian: spadasin === Further reading === “spadassin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012