canetada

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.neˈta.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.neˈta.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.neˈta.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.nɨˈta.dɐ/ [kɐ.nɨˈta.ðɐ]

Etymology 1

From caneta +‎ -ada.

Noun

canetada f (plural canetadas)

1. pen hit; pen blow (a hit using a pen)

Etymology 2

From canetar +‎ -ada.

Noun

canetada f (plural canetadas)

1. (Brazil, informal) an implementation of a law, decree, or rule (possibly by signing it into effect with a pen)

Participle

canetada f sg

1. feminine singular of canetado

Further reading

• “canetada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “canetada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024