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acecho

stalking

noun ah-SEH-choh Rare
People & Society Crime

Also means

lurking

Usage Note

Acecho most commonly appears in the phrase al acecho, meaning 'on the lookout' or 'lying in wait': el depredador está al acecho (the predator is lying in wait). In legal and social contexts it also refers to criminal stalking. The related verb acechar means to lurk or spy; do not confuse with ataque (attack), since acecho is the watching phase before any action.

Examples

"El cazador esperaba al acecho entre los árboles."

Natural Translation

The hunter waited in ambush among the trees.

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