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passado

pas·sa·do [ pə sdō ] (plural pas·sa·dos or pas·sa·does)


noun 
Definition:
 
fencing thrust while moving forward: in fencing, a thrust made while stepping forward

[Late 16th century. < Spanish pasada< Latin passus "step"]
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