xaxado

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xaxado

Etymology

From xá-xá (“onomatopoeia denoting the noise made by the cangaceiros' sandals as they strike the sand during the dance”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈʃa.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈʃa.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈʃa.du/

Rhymes: -adu
Hyphenation: xa‧xa‧do

Noun

xaxado m (plural xaxados)

(Brazil, ethnography, dance) a dance created in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, which was often practiced by cangaceiros of the region to commemorate victory in battle

Further reading

“xaxado”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
“xaxado”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024

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