armada

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Damara, ramada

Etymology

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

Adjective

armada f sg

1. feminine singular of armat

Noun

armada f (plural armades)

1. navy

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧da

Noun

armada

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Anagrams

• draama

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish armada. Doublet of armée.

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Further reading

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

Noun

armada f (Latin spelling, plural armadas)

1. army

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. (military) armada (fleet of warships)

Adjective

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective armado.

Verb

armada f sg

1. feminine singular past participle of armar

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian armada. Compare Italian armata.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

armáda f (genitive armáde, nominative plural armáde)

1. army

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈmada/, [arˈmaða]

Adjective

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective armado.

Noun

armada f (plural armadas)

1. navy
2. fleet

Verb

armada f sg

1. Feminine singular past participle of armar.

Further reading

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