majada

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈxada/ [maˈxa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ma‧ja‧da

Etymology 1

From an Iberian Vulgar Latin *mac(u)lāta, from Latin macula. Compare Portuguese malhada.

Noun

majada f (plural majadas)

  1. sheep pen
    Synonyms: redil, corral (de/para ovejas), aprisco
  2. dung
    Synonym: excremento
  3. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Peru, rustic) herd of sheep
    Synonym: rebaño
  4. (El Salvador, dated) group of people
    Synonyms: grupo (de gente), (El Salvador) marabunta
  5. (archaic) hostel, inn
    Synonyms: posada, hostal, (archaic) venta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

majada f sg

  1. feminine singular of majado

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