kuduro
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese.
Noun
kuduro (uncountable)
- An energetic, danceable style of music originating in Angola, combining local styles like semba with influences from Caribbean music, especially zouk and soca.
Translations
style of music
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain, probably from Kimbundu ku (from mataku) or cu (“butt”) + duro (“hard”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uɾu
- Hyphenation: ku‧du‧ro
Noun
kuduro m (uncountable)
- (music) kuduro (danceable style of music originating in Angola)
- 2014, MARCOS DE DIOS, Ángel, La lengua portuguesa: Vol. I, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca →ISBN, page 163
- A trilha sonora é “Vem dançar com tudo”, adaptação de “Vem dançar kuduro”. A principal mudança, em relação à canção original, está na substituição da palavra angolana kuduro, um cacófato, que quer dizer, em português, “bunda dura”.
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- 2014, MARCOS DE DIOS, Ángel, La lengua portuguesa: Vol. I, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca →ISBN, page 163