mãozada

Portuguese

Etymology

From mão +‎ -z- +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃.za.dɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.za.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃.za.dɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.za.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃.za.da/ [ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃.za.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃w̃.zɐ.dɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃w̃.zɐ.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: mão‧za‧da

Noun

mãozada f (plural mãozadas)

1. handful (amount held in a hand)

   Synonyms: mão, punhado, mão-cheia, mancheia

2. slap (blow given with the open hand)

   Synonym: tapa

3. hand grasp