pechada

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pechada.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈʃa.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈʃa.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈʃa.dɐ/ [pɨˈʃa.ðɐ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈt͡ʃa.dɐ/ [pɨˈt͡ʃa.ðɐ]

Rhymes: -ada
Hyphenation: pe‧cha‧da

Noun

pechada f (plural pechadas)

(Rio Grande do Sul) a collision, shock or accident
Synonyms: colisão, batida, acidente, choque

Participle

pechada f sg

(Rio Grande do Sul) feminine singular of pechado

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pactum.

Noun

pechada f (uncountable)

(colloquial, Andalusia) a lot, plenty
(colloquial, Canary Islands, Canarian Wrestling) push that one of the fighters gives with his trunk on that of his rival, throwing him backwards

Participle

pechada f sg

feminine singular of pechado

Further reading

“pechada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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