mordida

Galician

Participle

mordida f sg

1. feminine singular of mordido

Portuguese

Etymology

From mordido.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/ [moɦˈd͡ʒi.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/ [moɦˈd͡ʒi.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /moɻˈd͡ʒi.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈd͡ʒi.da/ [moɦˈd͡ʒi.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈdi.dɐ/ [muɾˈði.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: mor‧di‧da

Noun

mordida f (plural mordidas)

1. bite (act of biting)

   Synonym: mordedura

2. bite (wound left by a bite)

   Synonyms: dentada, mordedura

Related terms

• morder

Participle

mordida f sg

1. feminine singular of mordido

Further reading

• “mordida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mordida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɾˈdida/ [moɾˈð̞i.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: mor‧di‧da

Noun

mordida f (plural mordidas)

1. bite
2. (Mexico, slang) bribe
3. (Mexico, slang, in the plural) petty theft

Usage notes

The more formal word for "bribe" in Mexico is soborno. For speakers who distinguish the two terms, soborno generally refers to larger sums of money and more serious crimes and mordida designates smaller sums, such as those paid to law enforcement officers in order to avoid citations or fines.

Adjective

mordida f sg

1. feminine singular of mordido

Participle

mordida f sg

1. feminine singular of mordido

Further reading

• “mordida”, 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