tonada

English

Noun

tonada (plural tonadas)

1. A kind of folk song of Spain and parts of Latin America.

Catalan

Etymology

From to +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tuˈna.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [toˈna.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [toˈna.ða]

Noun

tonada f (plural tonades)

1. tune (melody of a song)

   Synonym: melodia

Further reading

• “tonada” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From tono +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈnada/ [t̪oˈna.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: to‧na‧da

Noun

tonada f (plural tonadas)

1. tune, song (music to be sung)

   Synonyms: melodía, canción

2. (Latin America) accent

   Synonym: acento

Derived terms

• tonadilla

Further reading

• “tonada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10