mordaza

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *mordacia, from Latin mordax. Compare Portuguese mordaça, French mordache, Italian mordacchia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /moɾˈdaθa/ [moɾˈð̞a.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /moɾˈdasa/ [moɾˈð̞a.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: mor‧da‧za

Noun[edit]

mordaza f (plural mordazas)

  1. gag
  2. clamp (tool)
    Synonym: sargento

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