mordaça

Meaning

gag (object placed in someone’s mouth to prevent them from speaking and biting)

Concepts

gag

muzzle

mouth gag

Synonyms

açaimo

açamo

açaime

focinheira

Mordaça

Translations

muilkorf

mordaza

bavaglio

mordassa

Maulkorb

bozal

muselière

bâillon

muilband

Knebel

apribocca

كمامة، فطام

Lätzchen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moʁˈda.sɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: mordaza

Cognate with Italian: mordacchia

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mordacia, from Latin mordāx, mordācia (“biting”). Compare Spanish mordaza and Italian mordacchia.