cadeado

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadẽado (lock) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin catēnātum, derived from Latin catēna (chain).

Pronunciation

Noun

cadeado f (plural cadeados)

  1. padlock
    • 1437, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 132:
      pareçeu y presente Gonçalvo Fiel, moordomo da dita villa, e presentou ao dito juis, alcaldes, jurado e procuradores, a Gonçalvo de Carcaçia preso dos pees con huus adobes e hũa cadea grosa de ferro fechada con hũu cadeado
      there appeared Gonzalvo Fiel, butler of the aforementioned town, to present to the mentioned judge, councilors, juror, and council agent one Gonzalvo of Carcarcía, his feet fettered with some bricks and a thick iron chain which was locked with a padlock

References

Portuguese

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cadeado

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadẽado, from Late Latin catēnātum, derived from Latin catēna (chain).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.d͡ʒiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈd͡ʒja.du/, /ka.deˈa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.deˈa.do/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧de‧a‧do

Noun

cadeado m (plural cadeados)

  1. padlock (type of lock)
    Synonym: aloquete (northern Portugal)

Descendants

  • Hunsrik: Katëaat

Participle

cadeado (feminine cadeada, masculine plural cadeados, feminine plural cadeadas)

  1. past participle of cadear

Adjective

cadeado (feminine cadeada, masculine plural cadeados, feminine plural cadeadas, not comparable)

  1. locked with a padlock