armada

Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma. Compare army, a doublet.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈmɑːdə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɑːɹˈmɑːdə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːdə

armada (plural armadas)

1. A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
2. Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
3. A large flock of anything.

   An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.

• Damara, ramada

From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əɾˈma.də/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ərˈma.də/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /aɾˈma.da/

armada f (plural armades)

1. navy

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armat

armada f sg

1. past participle of armar

• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

armada

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

• draama

Borrowed from Spanish armada. Doublet of armée.

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

• “armada” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

armada f (Latin spelling, plural armadas)

1. army

From armar +‎ ada (or the feminine past participle of armar), corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”). Cf. also Italian armata.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.ˈma.ðɐ/
• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective armado.

armada

1. feminine singular past participle of armar

Borrowed from Venetian armada. Compare Italian armata.

• IPA^(key): /arˈmáːda/
• Tonal orthography: armȃda

armáda f (genitive armáde, nominative plural armáde)

1. army

From the feminine past participle of armar, corresponding to Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armāre, from arma (“arms”).

• IPA^(key): /arˈmada/, [arˈmaða]

armada f (plural armadas)

1. navy
2. fleet

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective armado.

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular past participle of armar.

• “armada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.