mordaza
Spanish, noun/moɾˈdaθa/
mordaza is spelled M-O-R-D-A-Z-A (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mordaza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cinta o pañuelo que se ata a la boca de una persona para evitar que hable”.
What does mordaza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegag
- 2
feminineclamp (tool)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cinta o pañuelo que se ata a la boca de una persona para evitar que hable. 2. Pequeña cuerda atada a un cabo de madera, con la que se hace mordaza a un caballo. 3. Herramienta que mediante un mecanismo de husillo o de otro tipo permite sujetar por fricción una pieza presionándola en forma continua. 4. Sargento (herramienta). ^([cita requerida])
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mordaza
- mordazas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mordaza?
- /moɾˈdaθa/
- [moɾˈð̞a.θa]
- /moɾˈdasa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mordaza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mordaza in Spanish?
mordaza appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).