galheta

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Spanish galleta.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʎe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʎe.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈʎe.tɐ/

Hyphenation: ga‧lhe‧ta

Noun[edit]

galheta f (plural galhetas)

(Portugal, informal) a slap
Synonyms: bofetada, chapada

References[edit]

^ “galheta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “galheta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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