mazela

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mazela, from Vulgar Latin macella, diminutive of macula (“spot, stain”).

Cognate with Spanish mancilla.

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈzɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈzɛ.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈzɛ.lɐ/

Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
Hyphenation: ma‧ze‧la

Noun edit

mazela f (plural mazelas)

wound
Synonym: ferida
blemish (moral defect)

Related terms edit

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