facada

Portuguese

Etymology

From faca +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈka.dɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: fa‧ca‧da

Noun

facada f (plural facadas)

1. stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)

   Synonym: (Portugal, informal) naifada

2. (figurative) insult
3. (figurative) unpleasant surprise
4. (figurative, colloquial) a money request, usually by one that does not pay back
5. (figurative, humorous, Brazil) daylight robbery (exorbitant charge for a product)

Further reading

• “facada”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “facada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025