rajada

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin raia.

Noun

rajada f (plural rajades)

  1. (zoology) ray
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From rajar + -ada.

Noun

rajada f (plural rajades)

  1. flow, stream

Participle

rajada f sg

  1. feminine singular of rajat

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁaˈʒa.dɐ/ [haˈʒa.dɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁaˈʒa.dɐ/ [χaˈʒa.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁaˈʒa.da/ [haˈʒa.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐˈʒa.dɐ/ [ʁɐˈʒa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ra‧ja‧da

Noun

rajada f (plural rajadas)

  1. blast, gust (of wind)
    Synonym: lufada
    • 2017 October 14, Victor Ferreira, “Furacão Ophelia mergulhou ilha do Pico em chuva intensa e sobe para categoria 3”, in Público:
      "O furacão evoluiu para a categoria 3, mas em relação ao grupo oriental do arquipélago [ilhas de Santa Maria e de São Miguel], podemos dizer que se continua a prever vento médio igual ou superior a 65 quilómetros por hora e rajadas superiores a 100 quilómetros por hora", afirmou a meteorologista Elsa Vieira []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figurative) burst

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raˈxada/ [raˈxa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ra‧ja‧da

Participle

rajada f sg

  1. feminine singular of rajado
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