aguilhada
Portuguese, noun/a.ɡiˈʎa.dɐ/
aguilhada is spelled A-G-U-I-L-H-A-D-A (9 letters). Aguilhada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “goad, a rod used to drive cattle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vara com aguilhão, ferrão aguçado, no extremo que serve para estimular e conduzir o gado vacum”.
What does aguilhada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegoad, a rod used to drive cattle
- 2
feminineaguilhada, a former unit of land area equal to about 480 m²
- 3
femininelegs
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vara com aguilhão, ferrão aguçado, no extremo que serve para estimular e conduzir o gado vacum
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aguilhada
- aguilhadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aguilhada?
- Brazil /a.ɡiˈʎa.dɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɡiˈʎa.dɐ/
- Portugal [ɐ.ɣiˈʎa.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.