toada

Portuguese

Etymology

From toar (“to resound; to sound”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /toˈa.dɐ/

Noun

toada f (plural toadas)

1. the act of sounding an instrument, bell, alarm or such
2. (music) tune; melody (short musical composition)
3. (music) accompaniment (instrumental part of a song)
4. (Brazil, music) in certain genres of Brazilian folk music, such as maracatu, the vocal part of a song
5. (Brazil, music) the musical composition that accompanies a Bumba Meu Boi performance
6. din (continued, cacophonous noise)

Participle

toada f sg

1. feminine singular of toado

Further reading

• “toada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “toada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “toada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Participle

toada f sg

1. feminine singular of toado