frevo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a wide range of music and dance styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and traditionally associated with Brazilian carnival.

Word forms

frevo

Etymology

From Portuguese, said to come from ferver (“to boil”).

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