mordaza

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mordacia, from Latin mordax. Compare Portuguese mordaça, French mordache, Italian mordacchia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /moɾˈdaθa/ [moɾˈð̞a.θa]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /moɾˈdasa/ [moɾˈð̞a.sa]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
Syllabification: mor‧da‧za

Noun

mordaza f (plural mordazas)

gag
clamp (tool)
Synonym: sargento

Derived terms

amordazar

Related terms

mordaz

Further reading

“mordaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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