mazela

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mazela, from Vulgar Latin macella, diminutive of macula (“spot, stain”).

Cognate with Spanish mancilla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈzɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈzɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈzɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈzɛ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧ze‧la

Noun

mazela f (plural mazelas)

1. wound

   Synonym: ferida

2. blemish (moral defect)

Related terms

• mácula
• mágoa
• malha
• mancha