mordaça

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mordaça

/muɾ.ˈda.sɐ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim vulgar mordacia.

noun

objeto com que se tapa a boca a alguém para que não fale
açaimo para animais

In English

gag device to restrain speech

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MLA

"mordaça." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/morda%C3%A7a. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mordaça. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/morda%C3%A7a

Chicago

"mordaça." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/morda%C3%A7a.

BibTeX

@misc{mordac_a_2026,
  title = {mordaça},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/morda%C3%A7a},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}