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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish parranda.
Noun
parranda (uncountable)
- A Venezuelan genre of music with African influences and drumming.
2008 March 16, Jon Pareles, “Sounds Soft and Tough, and a Star in the Trunk”, in New York Times:The nonpurist result is world-music fusion, linking the Central American parranda and punta to African and Latin pop, flamenco, even electric blues.
Galician
Etymology
Probably a derivation of the synonym farra.[1] Attested at least since 1858.
Pronunciation
Noun
parranda f (plural parrandas)
- spree, party, jamboree, carousal
- Synonyms: esmorga, farra, gandaina, troula, xolda
Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco (folk song)- Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parranda”, 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), “parranda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “parranda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Probably derived from Basque farra, parra (“laugh, laughter”), whence also Spanish farra and (Brazilian) Portuguese farra.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈranda/
- Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: pa‧rran‧da
Noun
parranda f (plural parrandas)
- (loud) party, shindig, jamboree, blast
- Synonyms: fiesta, juerga, farra, marcha, carrete
- binge, spree
- (music) parranda
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