rabada

Galician

Etymology

From rabo (“tail”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [raˈβaðɐ]

Noun

rabada f (plural rabadas)

1. fishtail
2. monkfish

   Synonym: peixe sapo

3. dragonet

   Synonyms: escorpión, esganagatos, papesquías

4. switch (hairy end of a cow's tail)

Related terms

• rabo
• rebada

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rabada”, 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), “rabada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rabada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From rabo (“tail”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.dɐ/ [haˈba.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.dɐ/ [haˈba.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.dɐ/ [χaˈba.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈba.da/ [haˈba.da]

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

• Rhymes: -adɐ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ba‧da

Noun

rabada f (plural rabadas)

1. tail swipe
2. small piece of hair that hangs on one's nape

   Synonym: rabicho

3. the hindquarters of some animals:
   1. tailhead
   2. tailfan
   3. fishtail
   4. (colloquial) buttocks
4. rump (cut of beef)

   Synonym: alcatra

5. (cooking) dish made with the tail of an animal
6. (nautical, obsolete) stern

   Synonym: popa

7. (Brazil, colloquial) the last placed participants in a competition

   Synonyms: rabeira, lanterna

Further reading

• “rabada”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “rabada”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “rabada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “rabada”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “rabada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024