embaixada

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan ambayssada, derivative of ambaissa (“service”), from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti, “service, function”), from Proto-Germanic *andbahtiją (“service, office”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish *ambactos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”) + Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌẽ.ba(j).ˈʃa.dɐ/, /ˌĩ.-/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.baj.ˈʃa.ðɐ/, /ĩ.-/
  • Hyphenation: em‧bai‧xa‧da

Noun

embaixada f (plural embaixadas)

  1. embassy (organization representing a foreign state)
  2. ambassadorship (the post or office of ambassador)
  3. the act of repeatedly kicking a football upwards in order to prevent it from touching the ground
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