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Catalan
Etymology
From mes + -ada.
Pronunciation
Noun
mesada f (plural mesades)
- a period of time equivalent in length to a month
El setge de la ciutat va durar més de dues mesades.- The siege of the city lasted for more than two months.
- an amount paid monthly
L'empresari deu dues mesades als treballadors.- The owner owes the workers two months' pay.
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From mês (“month”) + -ada.
Noun
mesada f (plural mesadas)
- pocket money; allowance (money given to a child)
Etymology 2
From mesa (“table”) + -ada. Compare joelhada, pedrada, cotovelada.
Noun
mesada f (plural mesadas)
- the act of hitting somebody with a table
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈsada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: me‧sa‧da
Etymology 1
From mes (“month”) + -ada.
Noun
mesada f (plural mesadas)
- pocket money; allowance (money given to a child)
- (Puerto Rico) severance pay owed to an employee not terminated for cause
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
mesada f sg
- feminine singular of mesado
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