repente
/reˈpente/ · A2 · noun · m
attack
⚡ Latin repente = suddenly; un repente is a sudden fit or burst
From Latin repens, sudden or unexpected. Spanish kept it in de repente (suddenly), and as a noun un repente names the sudden thing itself: a fit, an impulse, an upsurge. Link it to de repente, which you likely already know.