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commando

com·mando

UK/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/ US/kəˈmændoʊ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

Synonyms
2.

Origin

From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.

Phrases

  • commando cloth
  • go commando
  • steak commando

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