lambada

See also: Lambada

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese lambada (“strong slap, hit”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːdə

Noun

lambada (plural lambadas)

1. (preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.
2. The music to which it is danced.

Translations

Brazilian dance

• Arabic: لَمْبَادَا f (lambādā)
• Armenian: լամբադա (lambada)
• Belarusian: ламба́да f (lambáda)
• Bulgarian: ламба́да f (lambáda)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 林巴打

  Mandarin: 黏巴達／黏巴达 (niánbadá)

• Czech: lambada f
• Finnish: lambada (fi)
• French: lambada (fr) f
• Greek: λαμπάντα (el) f (lampánta)
• Japanese: ランバダ (ranbada), ランバーダ (lambāda)
• Korean: 람바다 (rambada)
• Macedonian: ламба́да f (lambáda)
• Portuguese: lambada (pt) f
• Russian: ламба́да (ru) f (lambáda)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ламбада f

  Roman: lambada f

• Ukrainian: ламба́да f (lambáda)

Czech

Noun

lambada f

1. lambada (dance)

Declension

Declension of lambada (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	lambada	lambady
genitive	lambady	lambad
dative	lambadě	lambadám
accusative	lambadu	lambady
vocative	lambado	lambady
locative	lambadě	lambadách
instrumental	lambadou	lambadami

Finnish

Etymology

From Portuguese lambada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmbɑdɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝mbɑ̝dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbɑdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lam‧ba‧da

Noun

lambada

1. lambada

Declension

Inflection of lambada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lambada	lambadat
genitive		lambadan	lambadojen
partitive		lambadaa	lambadoja
illative		lambadaan	lambadoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lambada	lambadat
accusative	nom.	lambada	lambadat
	gen.	lambadan
genitive		lambadan	lambadojen lambadain rare
partitive		lambadaa	lambadoja
inessive		lambadassa	lambadoissa
elative		lambadasta	lambadoista
illative		lambadaan	lambadoihin
adessive		lambadalla	lambadoilla
ablative		lambadalta	lambadoilta
allative		lambadalle	lambadoille
essive		lambadana	lambadoina
translative		lambadaksi	lambadoiksi
abessive		lambadatta	lambadoitta
instructive		—	lambadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lambada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lambadani lambadani accusative nom. lambadani lambadani gen. lambadani genitive lambadani lambadojeni lambadaini rare partitive lambadaani lambadojani inessive lambadassani lambadoissani elative lambadastani lambadoistani illative lambadaani lambadoihini adessive lambadallani lambadoillani ablative lambadaltani lambadoiltani allative lambadalleni lambadoilleni essive lambadanani lambadoinani translative lambadakseni lambadoikseni abessive lambadattani lambadoittani instructive — — comitative — lambadoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lambadasi lambadasi accusative nom. lambadasi lambadasi gen. lambadasi genitive lambadasi lambadojesi lambadaisi rare partitive lambadaasi lambadojasi inessive lambadassasi lambadoissasi elative lambadastasi lambadoistasi illative lambadaasi lambadoihisi adessive lambadallasi lambadoillasi ablative lambadaltasi lambadoiltasi allative lambadallesi lambadoillesi essive lambadanasi lambadoinasi translative lambadaksesi lambadoiksesi abessive lambadattasi lambadoittasi instructive — — comitative — lambadoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lambadamme lambadamme accusative nom. lambadamme lambadamme gen. lambadamme genitive lambadamme lambadojemme lambadaimme rare partitive lambadaamme lambadojamme inessive lambadassamme lambadoissamme elative lambadastamme lambadoistamme illative lambadaamme lambadoihimme adessive lambadallamme lambadoillamme ablative lambadaltamme lambadoiltamme allative lambadallemme lambadoillemme essive lambadanamme lambadoinamme translative lambadaksemme lambadoiksemme abessive lambadattamme lambadoittamme instructive — — comitative — lambadoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lambadanne lambadanne accusative nom. lambadanne lambadanne gen. lambadanne genitive lambadanne lambadojenne lambadainne rare partitive lambadaanne lambadojanne inessive lambadassanne lambadoissanne elative lambadastanne lambadoistanne illative lambadaanne lambadoihinne adessive lambadallanne lambadoillanne ablative lambadaltanne lambadoiltanne allative lambadallenne lambadoillenne essive lambadananne lambadoinanne translative lambadaksenne lambadoiksenne abessive lambadattanne lambadoittanne instructive — — comitative — lambadoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lambadansa lambadansa accusative nom. lambadansa lambadansa gen. lambadansa genitive lambadansa lambadojensa lambadainsa rare partitive lambadaansa lambadojaan lambadojansa inessive lambadassaan lambadassansa lambadoissaan lambadoissansa elative lambadastaan lambadastansa lambadoistaan lambadoistansa illative lambadaansa lambadoihinsa adessive lambadallaan lambadallansa lambadoillaan lambadoillansa ablative lambadaltaan lambadaltansa lambadoiltaan lambadoiltansa allative lambadalleen lambadallensa lambadoilleen lambadoillensa essive lambadanaan lambadanansa lambadoinaan lambadoinansa translative lambadakseen lambadaksensa lambadoikseen lambadoiksensa abessive lambadattaan lambadattansa lambadoittaan lambadoittansa instructive — — comitative — lambadoineen lambadoinensa

Further reading

• “lambada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑ̃.ba.da/

Noun

lambada f (plural lambadas)

1. lambada

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lɐ̃ˈba.dɐ/

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

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

• Audio (Brazil):

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Noun

lambada f (plural lambadas)

1. lambada

Descendants

• → English: lambada

Spanish

Noun

lambada f (plural lambadas)

1. lambada

Further reading

• “lambada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

Turkish

Noun

lambada

1. locative singular of lamba