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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mordacia, from Latin mordāx, mordācia (“biting”).[1] Compare Spanish mordaza and Italian mordacchia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -asɐ
- Hyphenation: mor‧da‧ça
Noun
mordaça f (plural mordaças)
- gag (object placed in someone’s mouth to prevent them from speaking and biting)
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