leitegada

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps from leitiga +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lej.teˈɡa.dɐ/ [leɪ̯.teˈɡa.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lej.teˈɡa.dɐ/ [leɪ̯.teˈɡa.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lej.teˈɡa.da/ [leɪ̯.teˈɡa.da]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐj.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lɐj.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐj.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lɐj.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lej.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lej.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /lej.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [lej.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /le.tɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [le.tɨˈɣa.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: lei‧te‧ga‧da

Noun

leitegada f (plural leitegadas)

1. (colloquial) set of piglets born from a single farrowing

Further reading

• “leitegada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024