mordida

Galician

Participle

mordida f sg

  1. feminine singular of mordido

Portuguese

Etymology

From mordido.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /muɾˈdi.dɐ/ [muɾˈði.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: mor‧di‧da

Noun

mordida f (plural mordidas)

  1. bite (act of biting)
    Synonym: mordedura
  2. bite (wound left by a bite)
    Synonyms: dentada, mordedura

Participle

mordida f sg

  1. feminine singular of mordido

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moɾˈdida/ [moɾˈð̞i.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Syllabification: mor‧di‧da

Noun

mordida f (plural mordidas)

  1. bite
  2. (Mexico, slang) bribe
  3. (Mexico, slang, in the plural) petty theft

Usage notes

The more formal word for "bribe" in Mexico is soborno. For speakers who distinguish the two terms, soborno generally refers to larger sums of money and more serious crimes and mordida designates smaller sums, such as those paid to law enforcement officers in order to avoid citations or fines.[1]

Adjective

mordida f sg

  1. feminine singular of mordido

Participle

mordida f sg

  1. feminine singular of mordido

References

  1. ^ Coronado, G. 2008. ‘Discourses of Anti-Corruption in Mexico. Culture of Corruption or Corruption of Culture?’, PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 5(1), http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/479

Further reading

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