com‧man‧do /kəˈmɑːndəʊ $ kəˈmændoʊ/
noun (
plural commandos or commandoes)
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Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Afrikaans;
Origin: kommando, from Dutch, from Spanish comando, from comandar 'to command', from French commander; ⇒ commandeer]
1. [countable] a soldier who is specially trained to make quick attacks into enemy areas:
a commando raid2. go commando American English spoken to not wear any underwear – used humorously
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