bandada

bandada

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bənˈda.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /banˈda.da/

Etymology 1

banda (“side”) +‎ -ada

Noun

bandada f (plural bandades)

1. side

   Synonyms: banda, costat

2. (nautical) lurch (sudden movement)

Etymology 2

banda (“group”) +‎ -ada

Noun

bandada f (plural bandades)

1. flock, herd, pack, etc.
2. gang, troop, band

Further reading

• “bandada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1671. From bando +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [banˈdaðɐ]

Noun

bandada f (plural bandadas)

1. flock (of birds)

   Synonym: banda

2. shoal (of fish)

   Synonyms: banco, cardume

3. flock, swarm (of people)
   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas:

     Homes, jentes à rribeira,

     tocai ò sino apilido,

     que esta o Roleiro firido

     polo medio da moleira.

     rapaces, mulleres, bellos

     eilos ben nunha bandada

     Men, people, to the banks!

     Toll the bells, alarm!

     Roleiro is wounded

     by the middle of the head.

     Young ones, women, elders

     here they come together in a flock

   Synonym: bando

Related terms

• banda
• bandaría
• bandear
• bandeiro
• bando
• desbandar

 

References

• “bandada” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “bandada” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “bandada” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

Noun

bandada f (plural bandadas)

1. flock of birds in flight

   Synonyms: revoada, ninhal

Adjective

bandada f sg

1. feminine singular of bandado

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Spanish

Etymology

banda +‎ -ada

Noun

bandada f (plural bandadas)

1. flock (of birds)

   Synonym: banda

2. swarm (of insects)
3. shoal (of fish)

   Synonyms: banco, cardume

4. flock, swarm (of people)

Adjective

bandada f

1. feminine singular of bandado

Further reading

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