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desgarrada.

a Portuguese folk song in which two or more singers take turns challenging each other, usually with improvised lyrics.

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/dez.ɡaˈʁa.dɐ/Brazil[dez.ɡaˈha.dɐ]Brazil/deʒ.ɡaˈʁa.dɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[deʒ.ɡaˈχa.dɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. a Portuguese folk song in which two or more singers take turns challenging each other, usually with improvised lyrics.

    Portugal · feminine
    Fizeram uma desgarrada.
    Cantar à desgarrada.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese garra Portuguese -ar Portuguese desgarrardeverb. Portuguese desgarrada Deverbal from desgarrar.

adj/dez.ɡaˈʁa.dɐ/Brazil[dez.ɡaˈha.dɐ]Brazil/deʒ.ɡaˈʁa.dɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[deʒ.ɡaˈχa.dɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. feminine singular of desgarrado

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese garra Portuguese -ar Portuguese desgarrardeverb. Portuguese desgarrada Deverbal from desgarrar.

verb/dez.ɡaˈʁa.dɐ/Brazil[dez.ɡaˈha.dɐ]Brazil/deʒ.ɡaˈʁa.dɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[deʒ.ɡaˈχa.dɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. feminine singular of desgarrado

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese garra Portuguese -ar Portuguese desgarrardeverb. Portuguese desgarrada Deverbal from desgarrar.

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