mordida
Spanish, noun/moɾˈdida/
mordida is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of mordido. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de clavar los dientes en un sitio”.
What does mordida mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebite
- 2
Mexicofeminineslangbribe
- 3
Mexicofeminineslangpetty theft
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mordido
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of mordido
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de clavar los dientes en un sitio. 2. Cantidad de dinero que se acepta en concepto de soborno, en especial si es alguien con algún tipo de poder público (alcade, ministro, policía, etc.).
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 mordida
- mordidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mordida?
- /moɾˈdida/
- [moɾˈð̞i.ð̞a]
- [moɾˈð̞ið̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mordida
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mordida in Spanish?
mordida appears 2.6 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).