majada

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈxada/ [maˈxa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ma‧ja‧da

Etymology 1

From an Iberian Vulgar Latin *mac(u)lāta, from Latin macula. Compare Portuguese malhada.

Noun

majada f (plural majadas)

1. (sheep) pen
2. dung
3. (Argentina, Uruguay) flock, herd
4. (archaic) hostel, inn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

majada f sg

1. feminine singular of majado

Further reading

• “majada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014