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Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *asciāta, from Latin ascia. Compare Galician aixada, Spanish azada, and Catalan aixada.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃa.dɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃa.dɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃa.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃa.da/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃa.da/
Noun
enxada f (plural enxadas)
- hoe (agricultural tool)
- Synonym: (Mozambique) facholo
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
enxada
- inflection of enxadar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative