pegada

pegada

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pəˈɡa.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /peˈɡa.da/

Verb

pegada f sg

1. past participle of pegar

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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)

Verb

pegada f sg

1. past participle of pegar

References

• “pegada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “pegada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pegada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pegada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin *pedicata, from pēs.[1][2]

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! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• pegadinha

Adjective

pegada

1. feminine singular of pegado

Participle

pegada f sg

1. feminine singular of pegado

References

1. “pegada” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
2. “pegada” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014