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Galician
Etymology
From rabo (“tail”) + -ada.
Pronunciation
Noun
rabada f (plural rabadas)
- fishtail
- monkfish
- Synonym: peixe sapo
- dragonet
- Synonyms: escorpión, esganagatos, papesquías
- switch (hairy end of a cow's tail)
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rabada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rabada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rabada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From rabo (“tail”) + -ada.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -adɐ
- Hyphenation: ra‧ba‧da
Noun
rabada f (plural rabadas)
- tail swipe
- small piece of hair that hangs on one's nape
- Synonym: rabicho
- the hindquarters of some animals:
- tailhead
- tailfan
- fishtail
- (colloquial) buttocks
- rump (cut of beef)
- Synonym: alcatra
- (cooking) dish made with the tail of an animal
- (nautical, obsolete) stern
- Synonym: popa
- (Brazil, colloquial) the last placed participants in a competition
- Synonyms: rabeira, lanterna
Further reading
- “rabada”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “rabada”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “rabada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “rabada”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “rabada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024