contradança

Portuguese

Etymology

From English country dance, through French contredanse.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾaˈdɐ̃.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾaˈdɐ̃.sa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.tɾɐˈdɐ̃.sɐ/ [kõ.tɾɐˈðɐ̃.sɐ]

  • Hyphenation: con‧tra‧dan‧ça

Noun

contradança f (plural contradanças)

  1. contra dance, quadrille
  2. (figuratively) successive changes; back and forth

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