sambódromo
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word sambódromo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word sambódromo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say sambódromo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word sambódromo you have here. The definition of the word sambódromo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsambódromo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: sambodromo
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese sambódromo.
Pronunciation
Noun
sambódromo m (plural sambódromos)
- sambadrome (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil)
Portuguese
Etymology
Coined by Brazilian politician and academic Darcy Ribeiro in the 1980's, from samba + -o- + -dromo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔdɾumu
- Hyphenation: sam‧bó‧dro‧mo
Noun
sambódromo m (plural sambódromos)
- sambadrome (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil)
Descendants
- → English: sambadrome
- → French: sambodrome
- → Galician: sambódromo
- → Greek: σαμποδρόμιο (sampodrómio)
- → Italian: sambodromo
- → Japanese: サンボードロモ
- → Spanish: sambódromo
Further reading
- “sambódromo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “sambódromo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “sambódromo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “sambódromo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “sambódromo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese sambódromo.
Pronunciation
Noun
sambódromo m (plural sambódromos)
- sambadrome (exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil)
- (figuratively) a great variety of different things
- 2015 September 18, David Díaz, “Deportes Nacionales: comer tortilla de patata en un bar”, in El País:
- Hemos pasado de la tortilla paisana, la jardinera o la campera al sambódromo más absoluto, con tortillas de patata que incluyen piña, anchoas, pepinillos, aceitunas negras y, aunque no lo creáis, hasta jengibre y aguacate.
- We have gone from the rustic, the vegetable and country-style omelets to the most absolute diversity, with Spanish omelets including pineapple, anchovies, pickles, black olives and, believe it or not, even ginger or avocado.