galheta

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Possibly from Spanish galleta.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ga‧lhe‧ta

Noun

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galheta f (plural galhetas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) a slap
    Synonyms: bofetada, chapada

References

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  1. ^ galheta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ galheta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024