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payada

payada noun: a traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.

Noun

payada (plural payadas)

  1. A traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.

Forms of payada

pluralpayadas

Origin of payada

From Spanish payada, from payo (“hick”).

Questions about payada

What does payada mean?
Payada means a traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.
What part of speech is payada?
Payada is a noun.
What is the plural of payada?
The plural of payada is payadas.

Words near payada in the dictionary

  1. payability
  2. payable
  3. payableness
  4. payables
  5. payably
  6. payada
  7. payadas
  8. payador
  9. payadores
  10. payadors
  11. Payagua

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