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para para

para para noun: a Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.

Noun

para para (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.
    • dancing the para para, dancing all night long1998, “D.I.S.C.O.”, performed by Go Go Girls

Forms of para para

alternative formpara-para
alternative formparapara

Origin of para para

From Japanese パラパラ (parapara).

Questions about para para

What does para para mean?
Para para means a Japanese type of dance from the 1980s.
What part of speech is para para?
Para para is a noun.

Words near para para in the dictionary

  1. para grasses
  2. para hockey
  3. para ice hockey
  4. para nordic
  5. para nordic skiing
  6. para para
  7. para red
  8. para reds
  9. para skiing
  10. para snowboard
  11. para snowboarded

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