vergastada

Portuguese

Etymology

From vergasta (“cane; whip”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁ.ɡasˈta.dɐ/ [veɦ.ɡasˈta.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veʁ.ɡasˈta.dɐ/ [veɦ.ɡasˈta.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /veɾ.ɡasˈta.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʁ.ɡaʃˈta.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻ.ɡasˈta.da/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈta.dɐ/ [vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈta.dɐ/ [vɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨɾ.ɡɐʃˈta.dɐ/ [bɨɾ.ɣɐʃˈta.ðɐ]

Noun

vergastada f (plural vergastadas)

1. whiplash (strike with a whip)

   Synonyms: chibatada, chicotada

2. caning (strike with a cane)

   Synonym: vergada

Participle

vergastada f sg

1. feminine singular of vergastado