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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SICARIO

Latin sicarius assassin, murderer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SICARIO

sicario  [sɪˈkɛərɪəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SICARIO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sicario is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SICARIO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sicario

Sicarii

Sicarii is a term applied, in the decades immediately preceding the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, to an extremist splinter group of the Jewish Zealots, who attempted to expel the Romans and their partisans from the Roman province of Judea. The Sicarii carried sicae, or small daggers, concealed in their cloaks, hence their name. At public gatherings, they pulled out these daggers to attack Romans or Roman sympathizers, blending into the crowd after the deed to escape detection.

Definition of sicario in the English dictionary

The definition of sicario in the dictionary is a hired gunman or assassin, esp. in Latin America.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SICARIO


barrio
ˈbærɪəʊ
comprimario
ˌkɒmpriːˈmɑːrɪəʊ
DiCaprio
dɪˈkæprɪəʊ
etaerio
ɛˈtɪərɪəʊ
Ontario
ɒnˈtɛərɪəʊ
oratorio
ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪəʊ
Oreo
ˈɔːrɪəʊ
pre-embryo
priːˈɛmbrɪəʊ
proembryo
prəʊˈɛmbrɪəʊ
Rosario
rəʊˈsɑːrɪəʊ
stereo
ˈstɛrɪəʊ
tenebrio
tɪˈnebrɪəʊ
vireo
ˈvɪrɪəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SICARIO

sic
sic passim
sic transit gloria mundi
Sica
Sicanian
siccan
siccar
siccative
siccity
sice
sicht
Sichuan
Sicilia
Sicilian
Sicilian Vespers
siciliana
siciliano
sicilienne
Sicily
sick

WORDS THAT END LIKE SICARIO

Berio
brio
cabrio
cheerio
con brio
curio
Dario
Florio
histrio
impresario
Krio
Lake Ontario
Lothario
motu proprio
nightmare scenario
piano trio
power trio
scenario
trio
vibrio

Synonyms and antonyms of sicario in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sicario» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SICARIO

Find out the translation of sicario to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sicario from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sicario» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刺客
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sicario
570 millions of speakers

English

sicario
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sicario
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القاتل المأجور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Sicario
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sicario
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sicario
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sicario
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sicario
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sicario
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sicario
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sicario
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sicario
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sicario
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिकागो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sicario
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sicario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sicario
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Sicario
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sicario
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Sicario
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sicario
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sicario
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sicario
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sicario

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SICARIO»

The term «sicario» is regularly used and occupies the 57.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sicario
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SICARIO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sicario» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sicario» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sicario

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SICARIO»

Discover the use of sicario in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sicario and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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El Sicario: Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man
In grim and graphic detail he offers a series of confessions: -- Why he first became involved with the cartels and how they operate -- The most effective way to torture your victim -- The corrosive experience of looking into someone's eyes ...
Molly Molloy, Charles Bowden, 2012
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El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin
He left the business and turned to Christ. And then he decided to tell the story of his life and work. Charles Bowden first encountered El Sicario while reporting for the book "Murder City".
Sicario, Molly Molloy, Charles Bowden, 2011
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Sicario:
On July 22, 1992 Pablo Escobar – the feared leader of the notorious Medellin Cartel - simply walked out of the Envigado prison.
Regis P. Sheehan, 2014
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The Bloody White Baron: El Sicario
In the Bloody White Baron, historian and travel writer James Palmer vividly re-creates Ungern-Sternberg's spiral into ever-darker obsessions, while also providing a rare look at the religion and culture of the unfortunate Mongolians he ...
James Palmer, 2011
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Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New ...
Discusses the border city where thousands have been killed despite the Mexican and United States governments' efforts to combat the war on drugs.
Charles Bowden, 2011
6
The Lucifer Messiah
In 1917, Sean Mulcahy leaves for the killing fields of the Western Front, where he vanishes.
Frank Cavallo, 2006
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Our Lady of the Assassins
A novel set in the backstreets of Medellin, Colombia, captures the lives of the beggars, thieves, drug addicts, and other lost souls of a city overwhelmed by the drug trade.
Fernando Vallejo, 2001
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Toxic
17. il. sicario. errante. Scendo di sotto. Non me ne frega più nulla, cazzo. Apro la botola e calo la scala. Si svegliano per il chiasso. Truster mi si scaglia contro a pugno alzato, come se fossi un comunissimo ladro scassinatore. Gli afferro la ...
Hallgrímur Helgason, 2010
9
Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor and Industrial ...
Fischer: 811-11110 acid is produced from any sicario; 0. g.. from beef sicario. lard sicario. etc.. by the action of super-hcnicd steam. and is produccd ln comldcrabie quantiiics as a b_v-product in the manufacture of glyccrio from sicario. '1'110 ...
Wisconsin. Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1909
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Crimen Organizado: Narcotráfico en México, Mafia, Epidemia ...
Fuente: Wikipedia.
Source: Wikipedia, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SICARIO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sicario is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch: Explosive New Trailer For 'Sicario' Starring Emily Blunt, Josh …
Riding hot out of Cannes, with a TIFF berth all ready to go, Denis Villeneuve's "Sicario" is already an early fall highlight. And to build on this morning's buzz, ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
2
Super Sick 'Sicario' Thriller Trailer is Live on Youtube: Watch it Here
A photo still from “Sicario” the movie: In the lawless border area stretching between the U.S. and Mexico, an idealistic FBI agent [Emily Blunt] is enlisted by an ... «Eurweb.com, Jun 15»
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Watch: Emily Blunt Gets Stuck in a Drug War in 'Sicario' Trailer
The story, set in the lawless border area between the U.S. and Mexico, centers on an idealistic FBI agent (portrayed by Blunt) who's exposed to the brutal world ... «Variety, Jun 15»
4
`Sicario` to release in India in September
New Delhi:Emily Blunt starrer "Sicario", which premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival earlier this month, will come to Indian screens in September, ... «Zee News, May 15»
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Cannes Review: 'Sicario' is a Fascinating Commentary on Violence
His one-two-three punch of Incendies, Prisoners and Enemy has been enough to get him noticed in film-savvy circles, but his latest film Sicario may be his best ... «First Showing, May 15»
6
'Sicario' Clip: Josh Brolin Gets Heated With Emily Blunt
We're seeing more of Sicario, the new film from Denis Villeneuve, very slowly. There were a few images, then a poster. And if you want to know more about the ... «/FILM, May 15»
7
'Love,' 'Youth' and 'Sicario'
At Cannes, 'Sicario' stars - Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt - talk about the sensational response to the film at its premiere; Michael Caine is in a jovial mood at a ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
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Josh Brolin attends 'Sicario' premiere at Cannes with new fiancée …
Actor Josh Brolin said Wednesday that he did not plan to debut his new fiancée at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film "Sicario," but it was "just the ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
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Cannes entry 'A Perfect Day' finds comedy in conflict of war
The Puerto Rican actor is also in Cannes with Denis Villeneuve's Mexican drug cartel thriller "Sicario," in which he plays a mysterious Colombian involved in the ... «Yahoo News UK, May 15»
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Cannes Film Review: 'Sicario'
Sicario” begins with one such grisly find: dozens of rotting human corpses hidden behind the drywall in a suburban Arizona home belonging to an arm of a ... «Variety, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sicario [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sicario>. Apr 2024 ».
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