cilada

Portuguese

Etymology

From some late use of Latin cēlāta, from cēlō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈla.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈla.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈla.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈla.dɐ/ [siˈla.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: ci‧la‧da

Noun

cilada f (plural ciladas)

1. trap, ambush
2. snare, noose
3. pitfall

Further reading

• “cilada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cilada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026