pernada

Catalan

Etymology

From perna +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pərˈna.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾˈna.ða]

Noun

pernada f (plural pernades)

1. kick
2. stamp (of the foot), stomp

Related terms

• pernejar

Further reading

• “pernada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From perna +‎ -ada, literally “leg thrust”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈna.dɐ/ [peɦˈna.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈna.dɐ/ [peɦˈna.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈna.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈna.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻˈna.da/

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

• Hyphenation: per‧na‧da

Noun

pernada f (plural pernadas)

1. kick

   Coordinate term: braçada

Usage notes

• Often used to refer to swimming kicks. Also used in the context of capoeira.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

pernada f (plural pernadas)

1. kick

Derived terms

• derecho de pernada

Further reading

• “pernada”, 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