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tijolada

Portuguese, noun/t͡ʃi.ʒoˈla.dɐ/

tijolada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a set of bricks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of tijolado.

What does tijolada mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea set of bricks

  2. 2

    femininethe act of hitting with a brick

  3. 3

    femininea violent blow

  4. 4

    Brazilfeminineinformala strong shot that is hard to catch

verb

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of tijolado

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

Forms of tijolada

  • tijoladas plural

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

How do you pronounce tijolada?

  • Brazil /t͡ʃi.ʒoˈla.dɐ/
  • Portugal /ti.ʒuˈla.dɐ/
  • Portugal [ti.ʒuˈla.ðɐ]

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

How common is tijolada in Portuguese?

tijolada appears about once in every 39 million words in written Portuguese.

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