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marretada.

a blow with a sledgehammer

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ma.ʁeˈta.dɐ/Brazil[ma.heˈta.dɐ]Brazil/ma.ʁeˈta.dɐ/Brazil[ma.heˈta.dɐ]Brazil
  1. a blow with a sledgehammer

    feminine
    Ele levou uma marretada na cabeça que lhe abriu o crânio.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese marreta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese marretada From marreta (“sledgehammer”) + -ada.

verb/ma.ʁeˈta.dɐ/Brazil[ma.heˈta.dɐ]Brazil/ma.ʁeˈta.dɐ/Brazil[ma.heˈta.dɐ]Brazil
  1. feminine singular of marretado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese marreta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Old Galician-Portuguese -ada Portuguese -ada Portuguese marretada From marreta (“sledgehammer”) + -ada.

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