alhada

Portuguese

Etymology

From alho (“garlic”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎa.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎa.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʎa.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʎa.dɐ/ [ɐˈʎa.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: a‧lha‧da

Noun

alhada f (plural alhadas)

1. portion of garlic
2. (cooking) garlic stew
3. (figurative, colloquial) pinch, mess (difficult situation)

   Synonym: aperto

   estar metido numa alhada ― to be in a mess