chicotada

Portuguese

Etymology

From chicote (“whip”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.koˈta.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.koˈta.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.koˈta.da/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kuˈta.dɐ/ [ʃi.kuˈta.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.kuˈta.dɐ/ [ʃi.kuˈta.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kuˈta.dɐ/ [t͡ʃi.kuˈta.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: chi‧co‧ta‧da

Noun

chicotada f (plural chicotadas)

1. a strike with a whip

   Synonyms: açoitada, chibatada, (Rio Grande do Sul) chicotaço, lategada, relhada, vergastada

Related terms

• chicotaço
• chicotar
• chicote
• chicoteamento
• chicoteante
• chicotear

Further reading

• “chicotada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “chicotada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025