"lambada" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lambadas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːdə Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese lambada (“strong slap, hit”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|lambada|t=strong slap, hit}} Portuguese lambada (“strong slap, hit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lambada (plural lambadas)
  1. (preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching. Categories (topical): Dances, Music, Musical genres Translations (Brazilian dance): لَمْبَادَا (lambādā) [feminine] (Arabic), լամբադա (lambada) (Armenian), ламба́да (lambáda) [feminine] (Belarusian), ламба́да (lambáda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 林巴打 (Chinese Cantonese), 黏巴達 /黏巴达 (niánbadá) (Chinese Mandarin), lambada [feminine] (Czech), lambada (Finnish), lambada [feminine] (French), λαμπάντα (lampánta) [feminine] (Greek), ランバダ (ranbada) (Japanese), ランバーダ (lambāda) (Japanese), 람바다 (rambada) (Korean), ламба́да (lambáda) [feminine] (Macedonian), lambada [feminine] (Portuguese), ламба́да (lambáda) [feminine] (Russian), ламбада [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), lambada [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ламба́да (lambáda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lambada-en-noun-2WiDVsV6 Disambiguation of Dances: 63 37 Disambiguation of Music: 45 55 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'Brazilian dance': 94 6
  2. The music to which it is danced. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-lambada-en-noun-SM12HrFH Disambiguation of Music: 45 55

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