galheta

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish galleta.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʎe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʎe.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈʎe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: ga‧lhe‧ta

Noun

galheta f (plural galhetas)

(Portugal, informal) a slap
Synonyms: bofetada, chapada

References

“galheta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“galheta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.