quadrilha

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish cuadrilla.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾi.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾi.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈdɾi.ʎɐ/ [kwɐˈðɾi.ʎɐ]

Rhymes: -iʎɐ
Hyphenation: qua‧dri‧lha

Noun edit

quadrilha f (plural quadrilhas)

(collective) gang (group of criminals or alleged criminals)
Synonyms: gangue, bando
(dance) quadrille
(colloquial, collective) crowd
Synonyms: multidão, massa

References edit

^ “quadrilha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “quadrilha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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