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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
estocada f (plural estocadas)
- (fencing) thrust (an attack with a sword)
Participle
estocada f sg
- feminine singular of estocado
Spanish
Etymology
From estoque (“rapier”) + -ada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /estoˈkada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: es‧to‧ca‧da
Noun
estocada f (plural estocadas)
- thrust (stab) by a rapier or smallsword
- wound caused by such thrust
- (bullfighting) stab to the bull's spinal cord
- (figurative) deathblow
2020 July 27, “El veto turístico a España amenaza con provocar el colapso del sector”, in La Vanguardia:La medida amenaza con dar la estocada definitiva a la ya complicada campaña de verano, en la que el sector del turismo se juega gran parte de su supervivencia y la pérdida de miles de millones de euros –más de 43.000 millones solo entre marzo y junio, según los últimos datos difundidos por Exceltur–.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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