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stab

nounfeminine/fɐˈkaðɐ/low

fa·ca·da

Definition

A thrust or blow with a knife or other pointed weapon.
He died from a single stab to the chest.
She felt a sharp stab of pain in her side.
Common collocations
fatal stabstab woundsurvive a stabstab victim
Idiomatic expressions
  • a stab in the back (an act of betrayal)

Etymology

De 'faca' + sufixo '-ada' (ação).

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