Polyglot Dictionary

sova

/ˈsɔvɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as sovas

Meaning

  1. beating

    • Levou uma sova.

      He got a beating.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

paliza

paliza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "beating."

Spanish

zurra

zurra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "beating."

Practice

1 What does sova mean?

2 Fill the gap: Levou uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sova?

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