fantochada
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.toˈʃa.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.toˈʃa.da/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.tuˈʃa.dɐ/ [fɐ̃.tuˈʃa.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐ̃.tuˈt͡ʃa.dɐ/ [fɐ̃.tuˈt͡ʃa.ðɐ]
- Hyphenation: fan‧to‧cha‧da
Noun
fantochada f (plural fantochadas)
- puppet show (theatrical performance with puppets)
- a great amount of puppets
Further reading
- “fantochada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “fantochada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fantoˈt͡ʃada/ [fãn̪.t̪oˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: fan‧to‧cha‧da
Noun
fantochada f (plural fantochadas)
- (figuratively) action perceived to be done acting as a puppet
- Synonyms: fanfarronada, esperpento, mamarrachada
Further reading
- “fantochada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025