rabada

Galician

Etymology

From rabo (“tail”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raˈβaðɐ]

Noun

rabada f (plural rabadas)

1. fishtail
2. monkfish

   Synonym: peixe sapo

3. dragonet

   Synonyms: escorpión, esganagatos, papesquías

4. switch (hairy end of a cow's tail)

Related terms

• rabo
• rebada

 

References

• “rabada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “rabada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “rabada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From rabo (“tail”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.dɐ/ [haˈba.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.dɐ/ [haˈba.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.dɐ/ [χaˈba.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.da/ [haˈba.da]

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

• Rhymes: -adɐ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ba‧da

Noun

rabada f (plural rabadas)

1. tail swipe
2. small piece of hair that hangs on one's nape

   Synonym: rabicho

3. the hindquarters of some animals:
   1. tailhead
   2. tailfan
   3. fishtail
   4. (colloquial) buttocks
4. rump (cut of beef)

   Synonym: alcatra

5. (cooking) dish made with the tail of an animal
6. (nautical, obsolete) stern

   Synonym: popa

7. (Brazil, colloquial) the last placed participants in a competition

   Synonyms: rabeira, lanterna

Further reading

• “rabada” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “rabada” in Dicionário Online de Português.
• “rabada” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “rabada” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “rabada” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.