cuada

Catalan

Etymology

From cua +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kuˈa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kuˈa.ða]

Noun

cuada f (plural cuades)

1. a wag of the tail
2. a blow with the tail

Further reading

• “cuada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician cu

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -āta

Old Galician-Portuguese -ada

Galician -ada

Galician cuada

From cu (“ass”) + -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈaða̝/

Noun

cuada f (plural cuadas)

1. spank or pratfall; a blow received or delivered with the buttocks

   Synonyms: batecú, mazacú

Related terms

• cu

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “cuada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwada/ [ˈkwa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: cua‧da

Noun

cuada f (plural cuadas)

1. female equivalent of cuado

Adjective

cuada f

1. feminine singular of cuado