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cadela.

a female dog

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈdɛ.lɐ/Brazil/kɐˈdɛ.lɐ/Portugal[kɐˈðɛ.lɐ]Portugal/kɐˈdɛ.lɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. a female dog

    feminine
  2. a promiscuous woman; bitch

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadela, from Latin catella (“female pup, young bitch”). Compare Galician cadela, Romanian cățea and Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.

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