calinda
calinda noun: an African-American style of dance (or its associated music) in the southern US and parts of Latin America.
Noun
calinda (uncountable)
- An African-American style of dance (or its associated music) in the southern US and parts of Latin America.
- The British colonies did not permit these dances, so the calinda and the bamboula did not flourish in the plantation societies of Virginia and Carolina.2008, Ned Sublette, The World That Made New Orleans, Lawrence Hill Books, published 2009, page 74
- A Caribbean martial art involving stickfighting.
Forms of calinda
| alternative form | kalenda |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kalinda |
Questions about calinda
- What does calinda mean?
- Calinda means an African-American style of dance (or its associated music) in the southern US and parts of Latin America.
- What part of speech is calinda?
- Calinda is a noun.
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