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   com·man·do

   /kəˈmandō/

   noun

   • 1. a soldier specially trained to carry out raids: "a group of commandos parachute in"
   • ▪ a unit of soldiers specially trained to carry out raids: "he saw service in a Marine Commando"

   Word Origin late 18th century (denoting a militia, originally consisting of Boers in South Africa): from Portuguese (earlier form of comando), from commandar ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare (see command).

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

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