cuspidela

Portuguese

Etymology

From cuspido +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.piˈdɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.piˈdɛ.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.piˈdɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kus.piˈdɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.piˈdɛ.lɐ/ [kuʃ.piˈðɛ.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: cus‧pi‧de‧la

Noun

cuspidela f (plural cuspidelas)

1. spit (an act of spitting)

   Synonym: escarradela (a loogie)

Further reading

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