atajada

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ataˈxada/ [a.t̪aˈxa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧ja‧da

Noun

atajada f (plural atajadas)

  1. (sports, Latin America) (football) a stop, (baseball) a catch
    Synonym: parada
  2. (Rioplatense, Andes, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic) an ending; a termination
  3. (Argentina, Andes, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic) an interception
  4. (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua) the action of taking a shortcut

Participle

atajada f sg

  1. feminine singular of atajado

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