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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin raia.
Noun
rajada f (plural rajades)
- (zoology) ray
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From rajar + -ada.
Noun
rajada f (plural rajades)
- flow, stream
Participle
rajada f sg
- feminine singular of rajat
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown
Pronunciation
Noun
rajada f (plural rajadas)
- blast, gust (of wind)
- Synonym: lufada
2017 October 14, Victor Ferreira, “Furacão Ophelia mergulhou ilha do Pico em chuva intensa e sobe para categoria 3”, in Público:"O furacão evoluiu para a categoria 3, mas em relação ao grupo oriental do arquipélago [ilhas de Santa Maria e de São Miguel], podemos dizer que se continua a prever vento médio igual ou superior a 65 quilómetros por hora e rajadas superiores a 100 quilómetros por hora", afirmou a meteorologista Elsa Vieira […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) burst
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈxada/
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: ra‧ja‧da
Participle
rajada f sg
- feminine singular of rajado