atajada

Spanish

Etymology

From atajar +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataˈxada/ [a.t̪aˈxa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧ja‧da

Noun

atajada f (plural atajadas)

1. (sports, Latin America) (football) a stop, (baseball) a catch

   Synonym: parada

2. (Rioplatense, Andes, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic) an ending; a termination
3. (Argentina, Andes, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Dominican Republic) an interception
4. (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua) the action of taking a shortcut

Participle

atajada f sg

1. feminine singular of atajado

Further reading

• “atajada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024