combate
/komˈbate/ · B1 · noun · m
combat
🥊 com (with) + bate (beat): to beat with someone = combat
From Latin com- (together) + battuere (to beat), the same root as English combat, battle and batter. Spanish batir still means to beat, so combate is literally a beating-together. Stress falls on BA: com-BA-te.