mẽaça

See also: meaça

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

meaça
amẽaça, ameaça

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *minācia (“threat”), from the plural Latin mināx (“threatening”), cf. mināciae (“threats”). Cognate with Old Spanish menaça and Old French manace.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mẽ.ˈa.t͡sa/

Noun

mẽaça f

threat

Derived terms

amẽaçar

Descendants

Galician: ameaza
Portuguese: ameaça

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