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guerra
Spanish · medieval
"war"
meaning "war"
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Stage 2 of 3
guerrilla
Spanish · 1800s
"irregular warfare, a small band of fighters"
literally "little war", describing irregular resistance fighters
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Stage 3 of 3
guerrilla
English · 1800s
"an irregular fighter using unconventional tactics"
adopted following the Peninsular War against Napoleon
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