tchiloli

Sãotomense

FWOTD – 18 January 2015

Etymology

From Portuguese tiroliro (“the act of playing a fife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.lɔ.li/

Noun

tchiloli

1. a traditional cultural performance of São Tomé and Príncipe, consisting of the theatrical recreation of the mediaeval conflict between the court of Charlemagne and the court of the Marquess of Mantua

References

• “tchiloli” in Carlos de Sousa Ferreira Fontes, Estudo do léxico do são-tomense com dicionário (2007).