pernada
Portuguese
Etymology
From perna + -ada, literally “leg thrust”.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: per‧na‧da
Noun
pernada f (plural pernadas)
- kick
Usage notes
- Often used in the context of the Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Also used to refers to swimming kicks.
Spanish
Noun
pernada f (plural pernadas)
- kick
Derived terms
- derecho de pernada
Further reading
- “pernada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014