pechada

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pechada.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Homophone: peixada
  • Rhymes: -adɐ
  • Hyphenation: pe‧cha‧da

Noun

pechada f (plural pechadas)

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) a collision, shock or accident
    Synonyms: colisão, batida, acidente, choque

Participle

pechada f sg

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) feminine singular of pechado

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pactum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈt͡ʃada/ [peˈt͡ʃa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: pe‧cha‧da

Noun

pechada f (uncountable) (colloquial)

  1. (Andalusia) a lot, plenty
  2. (Canary Islands, Canarian Wrestling) push that one of the fighters gives with his trunk on that of his rival, throwing him backwards

Participle

pechada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pechado

Further reading

  • pechada”, 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
  • pechada”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010