metralha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈtɾa.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈtɾa.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈtɾa.ʎɐ/

Rhymes: -aʎɐ
Hyphenation: me‧tra‧lha

Etymology 1

From French mitraille.

Noun

metralha f (plural metralhas)

grapeshot (shot consisting of a cluster of small iron balls and slugs)
machine gun fire
(figurative) load (great amount)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

metralha

inflection of metralhar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“metralha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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