mordaza

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mordaza f (plural mordazas)

1. gag
2. clamp (tool)

   Synonym: sargento

Derived terms

• amordazar

Related terms

• mordaz

Further reading

• “mordaza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10