cam·i·sa·do \ˌkaməˈsā(ˌ)dō, -ˈz-, -ˈä-\noun alsocam·i·sade\-ˈād, -ˈäd\ (-s) Etymology:camisado probably from obsolete Spanish camisada, from camisa shirt; camisade probably from Middle French, probably from Old Spanish camisada archaic: an attack by night < on march all night, intending a night attack or camisado — Thomas Carlyle >