kuduro

English

Alternative forms

• kuduru

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese.

Noun

kuduro (uncountable)

1. An energetic, danceable style of music originating in Angola, combining local styles like semba with influences from Caribbean music, especially zouk and soca.

Translations

style of music

• Catalan: kuduro m, kuduru m
• French: kuduro (fr) m
• Japanese: クドゥーロ (kudūro), クドゥール (kudūru)
• Portuguese: kuduro m
• Russian: куду́ро (kudúro)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• cuduro

Etymology

Uncertain, probably from Kimbundu ku (from mataku) or cu (“butt”) +‎ duro (“hard”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈdu.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈdu.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈdu.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈdu.ɾu/ [kuˈðu.ɾu]

• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Hyphenation: ku‧du‧ro

Noun

kuduro m (uncountable)

1. (music) kuduro (danceable style of music originating in Angola)
   • 2014, MARCOS DE DIOS, Ángel, La lengua portuguesa: Vol. I, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca →ISBN, page 163

     A trilha sonora é “Vem dançar com tudo”, adaptação de “Vem dançar kuduro”. A principal mudança, em relação à canção original, está na substituição da palavra angolana kuduro, um cacófato, que quer dizer, em português, “bunda dura”.

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