frevo
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese, said to come from ferver (“to boil”).
Noun[edit]
frevo (uncountable)
- Any of a wide range of music and dance styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and traditionally associated with Brazilian carnival.
- 2008 February 24, Jon Pareles, “Recalling Romance, Brazilian Rock Beats and an Age-Old Harp”, in New York Times[1]:
- Musicians from Recife, Olinda and rural Pernambuco have concocted rock laced with funk; reggae; the local beats of maracatú and frevo; old rural songs; and the beats, burbles and scratches of electronica.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frevo m (plural frevos)
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