ataque

See also: ataqué

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish ataque (“attack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtake/ [ʔa.ˈta.ke]
  • Rhymes: -ke
  • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧que

Noun

atáque

  1. (Caviteño, Zamboangueño) attack

Galician

Etymology 1

    Deverbal from atacar (“to attack”).

    Noun

    ataque m (plural ataques)

    1. attack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy)
      ataque sorpresa
      surprise attack
    2. (sports) attack, offensive
    3. (pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
    4. attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    ataque

    1. inflection of atacar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    Further reading

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aki, -akɨ
    • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧que

    Etymology 1

      Deverbal from atacar.[1][2]

      Noun

      ataque m (plural ataques)

      1. attack (an attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy)
      2. attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone or something)
      3. (pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
      4. (phonology) onset (the initial portion of a syllable)
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • → Konkani: आताक (ātāk)

      Etymology 2

        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

        ataque

        1. inflection of atacar:
          1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
          2. third-person singular imperative

        References

        1. ^ “ataque”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
        2. ^ “ataque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

        Further reading

        Spanish

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /aˈtake/ [aˈt̪a.ke]
        • Audio (Colombia):(file)
        • Rhymes: -ake
        • Syllabification: a‧ta‧que

        Etymology 1

          Deverbal from atacar (“to attack”).

          Noun

          ataque m (plural ataques)

          1. attack (an attempt to damage an opponent or enemy)
            ataque sorpresa ― surprise attack
            • 2025 June 25, Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen and Natasha Bertrand, “La CIA dice tener pruebas de que el programa nuclear de Irán fue “gravemente dañado” por ataques de EE.UU.”, in CNN en Español‎[1], archived from the original on 26 June 2025:
              No es inusual que las agencias de inteligencia discrepen en la interpretación de los informes iniciales. Aunque no está claro qué análisis adicional se está realizando más allá de los esfuerzos de la CIA y la DIA, otras agencias, incluido el brazo del Pentágono responsable del análisis de imágenes satelitales, casi con certeza también están examinando de cerca el impacto de los ataques en el programa nuclear iraní.
              (please add an English translation of this quotation)
            • 2025 October 13, Sebastián Jiménez Valencia, “Cronología de la guerra de Israel y Hamas desde el 7 de octubre de 2023”, in CNN en Español‎[2], archived from the original on 1 February 2026:
              El ataque de Hamas del 7 de octubre de 2023 desencadenó una guerra cruda de Israel en Gaza. […] A continuación, un resumen destacado de la cronología de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas desde el ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023:
              (please add an English translation of this quotation)
          2. (sports) attack, offensive
          3. (pathology) attack (the sudden onset of a disease or condition)
          4. attack (an attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of someone)
          5. (phonology) onset of a syllable
          Derived terms

          Etymology 2

            See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

            Verb

            ataque

            1. inflection of atacar:
              1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
              2. third-person singular imperative

            Further reading