leitegada

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps from leitiga +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lej.teˈɡa.dɐ/ [leɪ̯.teˈɡa.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /lej.teˈɡa.da/ [leɪ̯.teˈɡa.da]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐj.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lɐj.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /lej.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lej.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /lej.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lej.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /le.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [le.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: lei‧te‧ga‧da

Noun

leitegada f (plural leitegadas)

  1. (colloquial) set of piglets born from a single farrowing

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