"botafogo" meaning in All languages combined

See botafogo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: botafogos [plural]
Etymology: From Botafogo in Brazil. Head templates: {{en-noun}} botafogo (plural botafogos)
  1. A dance step in samba. Categories (topical): Dance
    Sense id: en-botafogo-en-noun-RsMpRveE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for botafogo meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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          "ref": "2010, Christine Darcas, Spinning Out, page 318",
          "text": "Four basics, four whisks, three samba walks, one side-samba walk, then two botafogos, four voltas and a maypole.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023, Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene, Kathleen A. Spanos, Dancing in the World: Revealing Cultural Confluences, page 1979",
          "text": "The two of us started doing some basic steps and Sinclair added some ballroom steps like whisks, botafogos, and turning volta steps.",
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