# soldadura
## Catalan
### Etymology

From soldar +‎ -dura. First attested in 1575.

### Noun

soldadura f (plural soldadures)
* welding
* soldering

### References

* ↑ “soldadura”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “soldadura” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “soldadura” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “soldadura” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

15th century: soldar +‎ -dura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soldaˈðuɾa̝/

### Noun

soldadura m (plural soldaduras)
* welding
* soldering, weld
** 1458, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 437:Que o dito Lourenço, ferreiro, que faça seysçentos ferros de quatro pees en longo et de cada parte hua argolla grande et grosa [...] et que cada ferro teña as argollas ben saldadas, por que se algua das soldadoras falleçese, toda a obra se perdería.That the aforementioned Lourenzo, smith, must make six hundred iron pieces, each one four-feet long and having at both extremes a thick and large ring [...] and every iron item must have its rings correctly welded, because if any of the solderings failed, the whole work would be lost.

#### Related terms

* soldar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “soldadura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “soldadora”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soldadura”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soldadura”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soldadura”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From soldar +‎ -dura.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sow.daˈdu.ɾɐ/ [soʊ̯.daˈdu.ɾɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /sow.daˈdu.ɾɐ/ [soʊ̯.daˈdu.ɾɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /sow.daˈdu.ɾa/ [soʊ̯.daˈdu.ɾa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sol.dɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [soɫ.dɐˈðu.ɾɐ], /sɔl.dɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [sɔɫ.dɐˈðu.ɾɐ]
* Hyphenation: sol‧da‧du‧ra

### Noun

soldadura f (plural soldaduras)
* welding (the act of welding metal)
* weld (joint made by welding)

#### Synonyms

* (welding): solda, soldagem
* (weld): solda

### Further reading

* “soldadura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From soldar +‎ -dura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soldaˈduɾa/ [sol̪.d̪aˈð̞u.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -uɾa
* Syllabification: sol‧da‧du‧ra

### Noun

soldadura f (plural soldaduras)
* soldering
* welding

### Further reading

* “soldadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10