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agguerrito

fierce, battle-hardened

adjective ahg-gwer-REE-toh Rare
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Origin: From agguerrire (to train for war), from guerra (war).

Also means

aggressive, combative

Usage Note

Agguerrito originally meant 'trained for war' but in modern Italian it broadly means fiercely competitive or combative — una squadra agguerrita (a fierce, determined team), un concorrente agguerrito (a tough competitor). It carries a positive nuance of toughness and readiness, unlike aggressivo which can be negative.

Examples

"La squadra era agguerrita e determinata a vincere."

Natural Translation

The team was fierce and determined to win.

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