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Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mordacia, from Latin mordax. Compare Portuguese mordaça, French mordache, Italian mordacchia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /moɾˈdaθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /moɾˈdasa/
- Rhymes: -aθa
- Rhymes: -asa
- Syllabification: mor‧da‧za
Noun
mordaza f (plural mordazas)
- gag
- clamp (tool)
- Synonym: sargento
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