abadá

See also: abada and Abadã

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba agbádá.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈda/ [ɐ.βɐˈða]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧dá

Noun

abadá m (plural abadás)

  1. agbada (robe worn by men in West Africa)
  2. a colourful uniform used by Brazilian carnival schools
  3. a loose robe used by practitioners of capoeira
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