perdigonada

Spanish

Etymology

From perdigón +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾdiɡoˈnada/ [peɾ.ð̞i.ɣ̞oˈna.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: per‧di‧go‧na‧da

Noun

perdigonada f (plural perdigonadas)

1. an instance of shooting birdshot
2. a wound caused by birdshot

Further reading

• “perdigonada”, 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