morterada

Spanish

Etymology

From mortero (“mortar”) +‎ -ada

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moɾteˈɾada/ [moɾ.t̪eˈɾa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: mor‧te‧ra‧da

Noun

morterada f (plural morteradas)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) mint, bundle, (UK) packet, an arm and a leg (large amount of money)
    Synonyms: (Spain) dineral, pastizal, fortuna
    • 2023 June 23, “Romero: “Mbappé costará una morterada que veremos cómo se rentabiliza””, in As‎:
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    • 2023 March 30, “"Hay flipados que se gastan una morterada en una bicicleta fuel carbono tubelizada para correr una marcha popular de un pueblo que luego no ganan y se pasan el día llorando y criticando"”, in Diario del Triatlon‎:
  2. Portion of food, condiment or sauce that is prepared at once in the mortar.
  3. (military) Portion of stones or other projectiles that were fired at once with the mortar / mortar and pestle.
  4. (military) Injury and damage caused by the mortar shot.

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