vaquejada

Portuguese

Etymology

From vaquejar (“to round up”) +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.keˈʒa.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.keˈʒa.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.keˈʒa.da/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.kɨˈʒa.dɐ/ [vɐ.kɨˈʒa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.kɨˈʒa.dɐ/ [vɐ.kɨˈʒa.ðɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.kɨˈʒa.dɐ/ [bɐ.kɨˈʒa.ðɐ]

Noun

vaquejada f (plural vaquejadas)

1. (Brazil) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 2023, “Chorei na Vaquejada”, performed by Eric Land ft. Tarcísio do Acordeon:

     Eu tô na vaquejada, mas com a mente nela / Ô vaqueiro pra sofrer / Chorei, na vaquejada eu chorei

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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