ciranda

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noun

A traditional Brazilian children's dance.

OriginPortuguese ciranda ← Spanish zaranda ← Andalusian Arabic سرند →
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Meanings

nounciranda (plural cirandas)

plural cirandas

  1. entertainmentA traditional Brazilian children's dance.

Origin

  1. Persianسرند“sieve”
  2. Andalusian Arabicسرند
  3. Spanishzaranda“sieve”
  4. Portugueseciranda
  5. Englishciranda

Borrowed from Portuguese ciranda, which is from Spanish zaranda (“sieve”), from Andalusian Arabic سرند (sarand), from Persian سرند (sarand, “sieve”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CarindaDarciandracinacraniadacarnidArandicacridan
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APA

ciranda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciranda

MLA

“ciranda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciranda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciranda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciranda.

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