nalgada

Portuguese

Etymology

From nalga (buttock) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nawˈɡa.dɐ/ [naʊ̯ˈɡa.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nawˈɡa.da/ [naʊ̯ˈɡa.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nalˈɡa.dɐ/ [naɫˈɣa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: nal‧ga‧da

Noun

nalgada f (plural nalgadas)

  1. (informal) a slap in the buttocks

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From nalga (buttock) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nalˈɡada/ [nalˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: nal‧ga‧da

Noun

nalgada f (plural nalgadas)

  1. spanking, a beating on the bottom
  2. a hit received on the buttocks
  3. a hit given with the buttocks
  4. (archaic) a pig's ham leg
    Synonym: pernil

See also

Further reading