Main Entry: des·per·a·do

Pronunciation: \ˌdes-pə-ˈrä-(ˌ)dō, -ˈrā-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural des·per·a·does or des·per·a·dos

Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete desperate desperado, from desperate, adjective

Date: 1647

: a bold or violent criminal; especially : a bandit of the western United States in the 19th century