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metralha.

grapeshot (shot consisting of a cluster of small iron balls and slugs)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/meˈtɾa.ʎɐ/Brazil/mɨˈtɾa.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. grapeshot (shot consisting of a cluster of small iron balls and slugs)

    feminine
  2. machine gun fire

    feminine
  3. load (great amount)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y-der.? Proto-Germanic *maitaną Proto-Germanic *mītǭ Old Dutch mitebor. Old French mite Old French mitaille French mitraillebor. Portuguese metralha Borrowed from French mitraille.

verb/meˈtɾa.ʎɐ/Brazil/mɨˈtɾa.ʎɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of metralhar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of metralhar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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