paviada

Spanish

Etymology

From Pavía +‎ -ada, named after Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈbjada/ [paˈβ̞ja.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: pa‧via‧da

Proper noun

paviada f

  1. (Spain, historical) a military coup d'état initiated by General Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque on 3 January 1874, during the First Spanish Republic [from 1887]
  2. (Spain, by extension) a coup d'état [from 1914]

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