morterada

Spanish

Etymology

From mortero (“mortar”) +‎ -ada

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾteˈɾada/ [moɾ.t̪eˈɾa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: mor‧te‧ra‧da

Noun

morterada f (plural morteradas)

1. Portion of food, condiment or sauce that is prepared at once in the mortar.
2. (military) Portion of stones or other projectiles that were fired at once with the mortar / mortar and pestle.
3. (military) Injury and damage caused by the mortar shot.
4. (colloquial, Spain) mint, bundle, (UK) packet, an arm and a leg (large amount of money)

   Synonyms: (Spain) dineral, pastizal, fortuna

   • 2023 June 23, “Romero: “Mbappé costará una morterada que veremos cómo se rentabiliza””, in As‎:
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   • 2023 March 30, “"Hay flipados que se gastan una morterada en una bicicleta fuel carbono tubelizada para correr una marcha popular de un pueblo que luego no ganan y se pasan el día llorando y criticando"”, in Diario del Triatlon‎:

Further reading

• “morterada”, 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