espadada

Portuguese

Etymology

From espada +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paˈda.dɐ/, /es.paˈda.dɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.paˈda.dɐ/, /eʃ.paˈda.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.paˈda.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈda.dɐ/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈða.ðɐ]

Noun

espadada f (plural espadadas)

a strike with a sword

Further reading

“espadada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“espadada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026