coladeira

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noun

A dance and associated musical genre of Cape Verde.

OriginPortuguese coladeira →
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Meanings

nouncoladeira (plural coladeiras)

plural coladeiras

  1. A dance and associated musical genre of Cape Verde.

    She alternated slow mornas with slightly faster songs that touched on other Cape Verdean rhythms like funaná and coladeira.

    2007 June 28, Jon Pareles, “A Calm, Serene Presence From Islands of Nostalgia”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Portuguesecoladeira
  2. Englishcoladeira

From Portuguese coladeira.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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