mãozada

Portuguese

Etymology

From mão +‎ -z- +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃.za.dɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.za.dɐ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃.zɐ.dɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃w̃.zɐ.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: mão‧za‧da

Noun

mãozada f (plural mãozadas)

  1. handful (amount held in a hand)
    Synonyms: mão, punhado, mão-cheia, mancheia
  2. slap (blow given with the open hand)
    Synonym: tapa
  3. hand grasp

Further reading

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