blindado

/blinˈdado/ · B2 · adj

armoured

🛡️🚗 blindado = blind + ado: blinded windows, shielded by armor plating

Sounds like English blinded. Armor plating shields a vehicle the way blinds shut off a window: nothing gets through. Related to English blind, as in a military blindage, a protective shield. Blindado means armored.

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