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tijolada.

a set of bricks

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃi.ʒoˈla.dɐ/Brazil/ti.ʒuˈla.dɐ/Portugal[ti.ʒuˈla.ðɐ]Portugal/ti.ʒuˈla.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. a set of bricks

    feminine
  2. the act of hitting with a brick

    feminine
  3. a violent blow

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
  4. a strong shot that is hard to catch

    Brazil · feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin taxus Spanish tejo Spanish -uelo Spanish tejuelobor. Portuguese tijolo 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 tijolada From tijolo (“brick”) + -ada.

verb/t͡ʃi.ʒoˈla.dɐ/Brazil/ti.ʒuˈla.dɐ/Portugal[ti.ʒuˈla.ðɐ]Portugal/ti.ʒuˈla.dɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. feminine singular of tijolado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
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