medalha

From Italian medaglia (“medal”), from Late Latin medalia (“half a denarius”), from Latin metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “metal”). Cognate of mealha (“mediaeval Portuguese coin”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.ˈda.ʎa/, /me.ˈda.ʎɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.ˈða.ʎɐ/
• Hyphenation: me‧da‧lha

medalha f (plural medalhas)

1. medal (stamped metal disc used as ornament or charm)
2. medal (metal object used as a prize or military decoration)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:medalha.

• (medal as an ornament or charm): medalhão
• (medal as a prize or decoration): condecoração (military)

• medalha de bronze
• medalha de ouro
• medalha de prata