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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish parranda.

Noun edit

parranda (uncountable)

  1. A Venezuelan genre of music with African influences and drumming.
    • 2008 March 16, Jon Pareles, “Sounds Soft and Tough, and a Star in the Trunk”, in New York Times[1]:
      The nonpurist result is world-music fusion, linking the Central American parranda and punta to African and Latin pop, flamenco, even electric blues.

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Probably a derivation of the synonym farra.[1] Attested at least since 1858.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

parranda f (plural parrandas)

  1. spree, party, jamboree, carousal
    Synonyms: esmorga, farra, gandaia, troula, xolda
    Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco (folk song)
    Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “farra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Probably derived from Basque farra, parra (laugh, laughter), whence also Spanish farra and (Brazilian) Portuguese farra.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paˈranda/ [paˈrãn̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: pa‧rran‧da

Noun edit

parranda f (plural parrandas)

  1. (loud) party, shindig, jamboree, blast
    Synonyms: fiesta, juerga, farra, marcha, carrete
  2. binge, spree
  3. (music) parranda

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Belizean Creole: parandyaa
  • English: paranda

References edit

  1. ^ Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

Further reading edit