labazada

Galician

Alternative forms

• lafazada

Etymology

Attested since 1807. Perhaps a derivative from Latin alapa. Compare Italian lampazza (“slap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laβaˈθaðɐ], (western) [laβaˈsaðɐ]

Noun

labazada f (plural labazadas)

1. slap, smack

   Synonyms: bofetada, lufiada, sopapo

   • 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     mira que foi lavasada / que p[o]r forza ha de doerlle

     look, that was a smack / that inevitably ought to hurt him

References

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