Etymology

insurrecto

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Today it means: a rebel, especially in Cuba or the Philippines during American military involvement there around the start of the 20th century Full definition →

Spanish insurrecto ← Latin īnsurrectus
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  1. Latin · derived fromīnsurrectus
  2. Spanish · borrowed frominsurrecto
  3. English todayinsurrecto

From Spanish insurrecto, from Latin īnsurrectus.

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