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parandas

parandas is the plural of paranda.

Meaning of paranda

Noun (1)

paranda (plural parandas)

  1. A decoration for a braid tassel.
    • This woman's hair-braid ornament variously called paranda, phundri, chotiu, or balchoti is used all over India.1997, Oppi Untracht, Traditional jewelry of India, page 370

Noun (2)

paranda (uncountable)

  1. A style of acoustic Garifuna music that is influenced by Spanish music, and which consists primarily of ballads.
    • Punta rock songs are usually composed by men and are most often based on the rhythm and/or text of existing punta and paranda songs. Paranda songs are Spanish-influenced songs composed and performed by men, with a duple-meter rhythm very similar to that of punta.2005, John Shepherd, David Horn, Dave Laing, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Part 2
    Synonyms:
    parang

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Questions about parandas

What is parandas the plural of?
Parandas is the plural of paranda.

Words near parandas in the dictionary

  1. paranatrolite
  2. paranatural
  3. paranaturals
  4. Paranaíba
  5. paranda
  6. parandas
  7. parandero
  8. paranderos
  9. parandja
  10. parandjas
  11. paranema

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