contradança

Portuguese

Etymology

From English country dance, through French contredanse.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾaˈdɐ̃.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾaˈdɐ̃.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾaˈdɐ̃.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.tɾɐˈdɐ̃.sɐ/ [kõ.tɾɐˈðɐ̃.sɐ]

• Hyphenation: con‧tra‧dan‧ça

Noun

contradança f (plural contradanças)

1. contra dance, quadrille
2. (figuratively) successive changes; back and forth

Derived terms

(verbs):

• contradançar