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peixada

Portuguese, noun/pe(j)ˈʃa.dɐ/

peixada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a dish made with fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does peixada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininea dish made with fish

  2. 2

    Brazilfeminineslangthe special treatment given to someone in a competition or exam

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of peixada

  • peixadas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce peixada?

  • Brazil /pe(j)ˈʃa.dɐ/
  • Brazil [pe(ɪ̯)ˈʃa.dɐ]
  • Portugal /pɐjˈʃa.dɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is peixada in Portuguese?

peixada appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).