abadá

See also: abada and Abadã

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba agbádá.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈda/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈda/ [ɐ.βɐˈða]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dá

Noun

abadá m (plural abadás)

1. agbada (robe worn by men in West Africa)
2. a colourful uniform used by Brazilian carnival schools
3. a loose robe used by practitioners of capoeira