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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒuɾamẽˈtadu
"O termo juramentado refere-se a um combatente com juramento de morte."
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A person, historically a Moro in the southern Philippines, who takes a religious and military oath to die while engaging in a suicidal attack against perceived enemies.
"During the colonial era, the outpost was periodically on high alert for a juramentado attack."
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Pertaining to or characteristic of such a sworn suicide attacker.
"The sentry spotted a juramentado figure approaching the perimeter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Spanish and Philippine Spanish, originating from the past participle of the Spanish verb 'juramentar' (to swear an oath). Historically used in the southern Philippines during the Spanish colonial period and American occupation to describe a Moro swordsman who executed a ritual oath of ritual suicide and martyrdom to attack enemies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Juramentado" is said worldwide
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juramentado
Transliteration: dyʁamɑ̃tado
"Le soldat a fait face à un juramentado dans la jungle."
Juramentado
Transliteration: juʁamɛnˈtaːdo
"Historische Berichte beschreiben die Angriffe der Juramentados."
juramentado
Transliteration: dʒuramentado
"Il termine juramentado ha origini storiche coloniali."
juramentado
Transliteration: xuɾamenˈtaðo
"El juramentado cumplió su ritual antes del combate."
juramentado
Transliteration: ʒuɾamẽˈtadu
"O termo juramentado refere-se a um combatente com juramento de morte."
आत्मघाती हमलावर
Transliteration: aatmghaati hamlavar
"इतिहास में जुरामेंटाडो का संदर्भ एक आत्मघाती योद्धा के रूप में मिलता है।"
宣誓死士
Transliteration: xuānshì sǐshì
"历史文献中记录了关于宣誓死士的袭击事件。"
맹세한 자살 척살자
Transliteration: maengsehan jasal cheoksalja
"역사 속에서 후라멘타도는 종교적 맹세를 한 전사를 의미합니다."
誓約した特攻者
Transliteration: seiyakushita tokkōsha
"歴史上、ジュラメンタドはモロ族の特攻戦士を指していました。"
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