bancada

Catalan

Etymology

From banc +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

Noun

bancada f (plural bancades)

  1. bedrail, side rail
  2. benchful (people sitting on a bench)
  3. (nautical) thwart
  4. (horticulture) space between rows of trees, grapevines, etc.
    Synonym: camada
  5. (of engines, machines) bed, body
  6. (anatomy, Valencia) dentition

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈka.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈka.dɐ/ [bɐ̃ˈka.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ban‧ca‧da

Noun

bancada f (plural bancadas)

  1. seats
  2. grandstand, stands, terraces (the seating area at a stadium or arena)
    Synonym: arquibancada
  3. grandstand (the audience at a public event)
  4. (politics) legislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)
  5. workbench (sturdy table)

Participle

bancada f sg

  1. feminine singular of bancado

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈkada/ [bãŋˈka.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ban‧ca‧da

Noun

bancada f (plural bancadas)

  1. (politics) legislators (in a Parliament, a group of legislators from the same party, or the corresponding seats)
    • 2009 May 26, “Obama nombra hispana para Corte Suprema”, in BBC Mundo‎[1]:
      De ser confirmada por el Senado, Sotomayor será la primera hispana en ocupar una bancada en el máximo tribunal y reemplazará a David Souter, quien hace dos semanas anunció su retiro.
      In being confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor will be the first Hispanic woman to occupy a bench in the highest court and will replace David Souter, who two weeks ago announced his retirement.

Participle

bancada f sg

  1. feminine singular of bancado

Further reading

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