mesada

Catalan

Etymology

From mes + -ada.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈza.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈza.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨˈza.dɐ/ [mɨˈza.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: me‧sa‧da

Etymology 1

From mês (month) + -ada.

Noun

mesada f (plural mesadas)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mesada f (plural mesadas)

  1. the act of hitting somebody with a table

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From mes (month) + -ada.

Noun

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

mesada f sg

  1. feminine singular of mesado

Further reading

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