/ kəˈmɑːndəʊ; NAmE kəˈmændoʊ/ noun
( pl. -os ) a soldier or a group of soldiers who are trained to make quick attacks in enemy areas
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IDIOMS
- go commando
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (denoting a militia, originally consisting of Boers in South Africa): from Portuguese (earlier form of comando ), from commandar to command, from late Latin commandare from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare commit, command.