atentado
/atenˈtado/ · B2 · adj
violent attack, bombing
💣 atentado = a- + tent(ar) 'to attempt' + -ado: an attempt, a bombing
Comes from atentar, 'to attempt' or 'to commit an offense', which shares a root with English 'attempt' (Latin temptare). As a noun, an atentado is an attempt on someone's life or a bombing. As an adjective it means prudent, a separate sense that comes from the older meaning 'to proceed carefully, feel one's way'.