DESPERADO


Meaning of DESPERADO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdes-pə-ˈrä-(ˌ)dō, -ˈrā- ]

noun

( plural -does or -dos )

Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete desperate desperado, from desperate, adjective

Date: 1647

: a bold or violent criminal ; especially : a bandit of the western United States in the 19th century

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.