saraivada

Portuguese

Etymology

From saraiva (“hail”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.ɾajˈva.dɐ/ [sa.ɾaɪ̯ˈva.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.ɾajˈva.dɐ/ [sa.ɾaɪ̯ˈva.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.ɾajˈva.da/ [sa.ɾaɪ̯ˈva.da]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.ɾajˈva.dɐ/ [sɐ.ɾajˈva.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.ɾajˈva.dɐ/ [sɐ.ɾajˈva.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.ɾajˈba.dɐ/ [sɐ.ɾajˈβa.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: sa‧rai‧va‧da
• Rhymes: -vadɐ

Noun

saraivada f (plural saraivadas)

1. a hail storm
2. (weaponry, by extension) a volley; a barrage (series of weapon firings)

   Synonym: metralhada

3. (figurative) a barrage; a profusion of events in quick succession.

   Synonym: profusão

   Ela me disse uma saraivada de ofensas ontem à noite.

   She bombarded me with insults last night.

Participle

saraivada f sg

1. feminine singular of saraivado

Further reading

• “saraivada”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “saraivada”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “saraivada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “saraivada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024