pegada

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Participle

pegada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pegat

Galician

Pegadas

Etymology

pega +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)

  1. footprint (impression of the foot in a soft substance)
  2. mark, imprint (visible impression or sign left on something)
  3. fingerprint (unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers; marks left by these)
  4. (computing, figurative) fingerprint (unique identification)

Participle

pegada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pegado

References

  • “pegada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pegada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pegada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pegada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin *pedicāta, from pēs.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧da

Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)

  1. footprint (impression of the foot)
  2. trail (signs of something/someone has passed previously)
    Synonym: rasto
Related terms

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of pegar.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧da

Noun

pegada f (uncountable)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, uncountable) confidence, boldness, seen as attractive qualities
    Ele tem pegada! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

pegada

  1. feminine singular of pegado

Participle

pegada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pegado

References

  1. ^ “pegada” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “pegada” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɡada/
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: pe‧ga‧da

Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)

  1. (boxing) punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)
  2. punch (power, strength, energy)
  3. sticking, adhesion

Adjective

pegada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pegado

Participle

pegada f sg

  1. feminine singular of pegado

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