punhalada

Portuguese

Etymology

From punhal +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pũ.ɲaˈla.dɐ/ [pũ.j̃aˈla.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pũ.ɲaˈla.dɐ/ [pũ.j̃aˈla.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pu.ɲaˈla.da/

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

• Hyphenation: pu‧nha‧la‧da

Noun

punhalada f (plural punhaladas)

1. stab (act of piercing with a dagger)
2. stab (wound made by stabbing)
3. (figurative) stab; backstabbing (pain inflicted on a person’s feelings, especially when involving treason)

Related terms

• punho

Further reading

• “punhalada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “punhalada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “punhalada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025