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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesescondite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: escondite
"La policía rodeó el escondite de los criminales."
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A place where someone goes to hide, especially when escaping from the law or seeking secrecy.
"The police finally discovered the robbers' secret hideout in the mountains."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'hide' (Old English 'hȳdan') + 'out' (Old English 'ūt'), first recorded in the late 19th century in North American English to denote a place used for hiding.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "hideout" is said worldwide
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cachette
Transliteration: cachette
"Les fugitifs se cachaient dans leur vieille cachette."
Versteck
Transliteration: Versteck
"Die Polizei fand das geheime Versteck der Gangster."
nascondiglio
Transliteration: nascondiglio
"I banditi si rifugiarono nel loro nascondiglio."
escondite
Transliteration: escondite
"La policía rodeó el escondite de los criminales."
conderijo
Transliteration: conderijo
"Eles encontraram um conderijo seguro na floresta."
गुप्त ठीकाना
Transliteration: gupt thikana
"पुलिस ने अपराधियों का गुप्त ठीकाना ढूंढ निकाला।"
藏身处
Transliteration: cángshēnchù
"警方包围了匪徒的藏身处。"
아지트
Transliteration: ajeiteu
"범인들은 그들의 비밀 아지트에 숨어 있었다."
隠れ家
Transliteration: kakurega
"警察は犯人の隠れ家を突き止めた。"
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