alhada

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From alho (“garlic”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation edit

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

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

Hyphenation: a‧lha‧da

Noun edit

alhada f (plural alhadas)

portion of garlic
(cooking) garlic stew
(figurative, colloquial) pinch, mess (difficult situation)
Synonym: aperto

estar metido numa alhada ― to be in a mess

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