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embaixada

embaixada

Portuguese

Noun

embaixada f (plural embaixadas)

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

Related terms

embaixador, embaixadora, embaixatriz

Etymology

From Old Provençal 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