galhada

Portuguese

Etymology

From galho (“branch”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈʎa.dɐ/

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

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

Noun

galhada f (plural galhadas)

1. antler (bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk)
2. the branches of a tree or bush as a whole
3. a large branch from which smaller branches stem; a bough
4. (Brazil, slang) the figurative result of unfaithfulness in marriage

Synonyms

• (antler): esgalho, haste
• (branches): galharia, galharada, ramagem, ramaria, galhagem
• (result of unfaithfulness): chifre, corno

Meronyms

• (branches): ramo, galho

Related terms

• galheiro
• galho
• galhudo