umbigada

Portuguese
FWOTD – 19 September 2015

Etymology

From umbigo (“navel”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.biˈɡa.dɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ũ.biˈɡa.da/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ũ.biˈɡa.dɐ/ [ũ.biˈɣa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: um‧bi‧ga‧da

Noun

umbigada f (plural umbigadas)

  1. (anatomy) region around the navel
  2. belly-bump
  3. (dance) choreography used in various African or Afro-Brazilian dances
    • 2008, André Diniz, Almanaque do Carnaval: A história do carnaval, o que ouvir, o que ler, onde curtir, Zahar, →ISBN, page 47:
      O samba de roda da Bahia, o jongo, o lundu, o coco, o calango e o cateretê são tradições musicais e coreográficas ligadas ao universo do negro que podem ser definidas como “samba de umbigada”. Na umbigada, “todos os participantes ...
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