facada

Portuguese

Etymology

From faca +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈka.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈka.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈka.dɐ/ [fɐˈka.ðɐ]

Hyphenation: fa‧ca‧da

Noun

facada f (plural facadas)

stab, stabbing (blow with a knife or similar)
Synonym: (Portugal, informal) naifada
(figurative) insult
(figurative) unpleasant surprise
(figurative, colloquial) a money request, usually by one that does not pay back
(figurative, humorous, Brazil) daylight robbery (exorbitant charge for a product)

Further reading

“facada” in iDicionário Aulete.
“facada” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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