mẽaça

See also: meaça

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• meaça
• amẽaça, ameaça

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *minācia (“threat”), from the plural Latin mināx (“threatening”), cf. mināciae (“threats”). Cognate with Old Spanish menaça and Old French manace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mẽ.ˈa.t͡sa/

Noun

mẽaça f

1. threat

Derived terms

• amẽaçar

Descendants

• Galician: ameaza
• Portuguese: ameaça