tiroteo

/tiɾoˈteo/ · B1 · noun · m

shooting

🔫 tiro = a shot (from tirar, to fire), so tiroteo = shot after shot

Tirar means to throw or to fire, and un tiro is a single shot. The -eo ending marks repeated action, like goteo (dripping) from gota (drop). So a tiroteo is a back-and-forth of shots: a gunfight or shooting.

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