nalgada

Spanish

Etymology

From nalga (“buttock”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nalˈɡada/ [nalˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: nal‧ga‧da

Noun

nalgada f (plural nalgadas)

1. spanking, a beating on the bottom
2. a hit received on the buttocks
3. a hit given with the buttocks
4. (archaic) a pig's ham leg

   Synonym: pernil

See also

• nalguear (“to spank”)

 

Further reading

• “nalgada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10