mordida

== Galician == === Participle === mordida f sg feminine singular of mordido == Portuguese == === Etymology === From mordido. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mor‧di‧da === Noun === mordida f (plural mordidas) bite (act of biting) Synonym: mordedura bite (wound left by a bite) Synonyms: dentada, mordedura ==== Related terms ==== morder === Participle === mordida f sg feminine singular of mordido === Further reading === “mordida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mordida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moɾˈdida/ [moɾˈð̞i.ð̞a] Rhymes: -ida Syllabification: mor‧di‧da === Noun === mordida f (plural mordidas) bite (Mexico, slang) bribe (Mexico, slang, in the plural) petty theft ==== Usage notes ==== The more formal word for "bribe" in Mexico is soborno. For speakers who distinguish the two terms, soborno generally refers to larger sums of money and more serious crimes and mordida designates smaller sums, such as those paid to law enforcement officers in order to avoid citations or fines. === Adjective === mordida f sg feminine singular of mordido === Participle === mordida f sg feminine singular of mordido === References === === Further reading === “mordida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025