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baladeira.

slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.laˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ba.laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/bɐ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[bɐ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)

    North-Brazil · Northeast-Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

From balar (“to hit with a bullet”) + -deira.

adj/ba.laˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ba.laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/bɐ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[bɐ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. feminine singular of baladeiro

    North-Brazil · Northeast-Brazil · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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noun/ba.laˈde(j).ɾɐ/Brazil[ba.laˈde(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/bɐ.lɐˈdɐj.ɾɐ/Portugal[bɐ.lɐˈðɐj.ɾɐ]Portugal
  1. female equivalent of baladeiro

    North-Brazil · Northeast-Brazil · feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

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