mesada

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mes +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mesada f (plural mesades)

  1. a period of time equivalent in length to a month
    El setge de la ciutat va durar més de dues mesades.
    The siege of the city lasted for more than two months.
  2. an amount paid monthly
    L'empresari deu dues mesades als treballadors.
    The owner owes the workers two months' pay.

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: me‧sa‧da

Etymology 1[edit]

From mês (month) +‎ -ada.

Noun[edit]

mesada f (plural mesadas)

  1. pocket money; allowance (money given to a child)

Etymology 2[edit]

From mesa (table) +‎ -ada. Compare joelhada, pedrada, cotovelada.

Noun[edit]

mesada f (plural mesadas)

  1. the act of hitting somebody with a table

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meˈsada/ [meˈsa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: me‧sa‧da

Etymology 1[edit]

From mes (month).

Noun[edit]

mesada f (plural mesadas)

  1. pocket money; allowance (money given to a child)
  2. (Puerto Rico) severance pay owed to an employee not terminated for cause

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle[edit]

mesada f sg

  1. feminine singular of mesado

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