camisado

noun /ˌkæmɪˈseɪdəʊ/

1. A nocturnal ambush or surprising act of aggression.

   archaic

   the English doubting least the Scots minded to give them a camisado that night

2. A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack.

   obsolete

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish encamisado (“shirted”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry camisado (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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