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mada.

handful, fistful

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaða̝/

  1. handful, fistful

    feminine

  2. bundle; sheaf

    feminine

  3. pack; herd

    feminine

  4. school, shoal

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãada, from Latin manuata (“a handful”). Cognate with Spanish manada and Italian manata.

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