pegada

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɣa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peˈɣa.ða]

Participle

pegada f sg

1. feminine singular of pegat

Galician

Pegadas

Etymology

pega +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [peˈɣaðɐ]

Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)

1. footprint (impression of the foot in a soft substance)
2. mark, imprint (visible impression or sign left on something)
3. fingerprint (unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers; marks left by these)
4. (computing, figurative) fingerprint (unique identification)

Participle

pegada f sg

1. feminine singular of pegado

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pegada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pegada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pegada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pegada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin *pedicāta, from pēs.

Alternative forms

• peugada

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɡa.dɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧da

Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)

1. footprint (impression of the foot)
2. trail (signs of something/someone has passed previously)

   Synonym: rasto

Related terms

• pé

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of pegar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɡa.dɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧da

Noun

pegada f (uncountable)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, uncountable) confidence, boldness, seen as attractive qualities

   Ele tem pegada! ― He's got game!

Derived terms

• pegadinha

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

pegada

1. feminine singular of pegado

Participle

pegada f sg

1. feminine singular of pegado

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɡada/ [peˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: pe‧ga‧da

Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)

1. (boxing) punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)
2. punch (power, strength, energy)
3. sticking, adhesion

Adjective

pegada f sg

1. feminine singular of pegado

Participle

pegada f sg

1. feminine singular of pegado

Further reading

• “pegada”, 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