espadilha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/, /es.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/, /eʃ.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐˈdi.ʎɐ/ [(i)ʃ.pɐˈði.ʎɐ]

Noun

espadilha f (plural espadilhas)

sprat (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus)
In the Southeast Brazilian version of the card game truco, the third-highest manilha (trump card), traditionally the ace of spades.

Further reading

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