contradança

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From English country dance, through French contredanse.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

contradança

  1. inflection of contradançar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative