majada

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈxada/ [maˈxa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ma‧ja‧da

Etymology 1

From an Iberian Vulgar Latin *mac(u)lāta, from Latin macula. Compare Portuguese malhada and Aragonese mallata.

Noun

majada f (plural majadas)

1. sheep pen

   Synonyms: redil, corral (de/para ovejas), aprisco

2. dung

   Synonym: excremento

3. (Rioplatense, Bolivia, Peru, rustic) herd of sheep

   Synonym: rebaño

4. (El Salvador, dated) group of people

   Synonyms: grupo (de gente), (El Salvador) marabunta

5. (archaic) hostel, inn

   Synonyms: posada, hostal, (archaic) venta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

majada f sg

1. feminine singular of majado

Further reading

• “majada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025