soldadesca

Catalan

Etymology

In the nominal usage, a calque of Italian soldatesca.

Adjective

soldadesca sg f

  1. feminine singular of soldadesc

Noun

soldadesca f (plural soldadesques)

  1. an unruly mob of soldiers
    • 1966, Eva Serra i Puig, La Guerra dels Segadors:
      La victòria anà seguida per un saqueig indignant de la ciutat per part de la soldadesca.
      The victory was followed by an outrageous sacking of the city on the part of the mob of soldiers.

Portuguese

Adjective

soldadesca

  1. feminine singular of soldadesco

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soldaˈdeska/ [sol̪.d̪aˈð̞es.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eska
  • Syllabification: sol‧da‧des‧ca

Adjective

soldadesca

  1. feminine singular of soldadesco
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