labazada

Galician

Alternative forms

• lafazada

Etymology

Attested since 1807. Perhaps a derivative from Latin alapa. Compare Italian lampazza (“slap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laβaˈθaðɐ], (western) [laβaˈsaðɐ]

Noun

labazada f (plural labazadas)

1. slap, smack

   Synonyms: bofetada, lufiada, sopapo

   • 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     mira que foi lavasada / que p[o]r forza ha de doerlle

     look, that was a smack / that inevitably ought to hurt him

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “labazada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “labazada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “labazada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN