carrada

Portuguese

Etymology

From carro +‎ -ada, originally meaning cartload, nowadays mostly used in the figurative sense.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʁa.dɐ/ [kaˈha.dɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈʁa.dɐ/ [kaˈχa.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʁa.da/ [kaˈha.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈʁa.dɐ/ [kɐˈʁa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: car‧ra‧da

Noun

carrada f (plural carradas)

  1. cartload (the amount a cart can carry)
  2. (figuratively, informal) a truckload, a large amount

References

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