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bossa novas

bossa novas is the plural of bossa nova.

Meaning of bossa nova

Noun

bossa nova (countable and uncountable, plural bossa novas)

  1. A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.
  2. The music of that dance.
    1. A genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a fusion of jazz and samba music, no longer closely associated with the Brazilian dance.

Questions about bossa novas

What is bossa novas the plural of?
Bossa novas is the plural of bossa nova.

Words near bossa novas in the dictionary

  1. boss up
  2. boss-eyed
  3. boss-ship
  4. bossa
  5. bossa nova
  6. bossa novas
  7. bossaball
  8. bossage
  9. bossages
  10. bossal
  11. bossale

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