Polyglot Dictionary

Bumba-meu-boi

/ˈbũbɐ mew ˈbɔj/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

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Meaning

  1. Bumba-meu-boi, a traditional Brazilian folk festival and dance-drama about an ox, popular in the North and Northeast

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A folk festival from Brazil's North and Northeast regions, combining music, dance, and costume to retell a folk story about an ox; the Maranhão state version is especially famous.

Practice

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2 Fill the gap: O ___-meu-boi conta a história da morte e ressurreição do boi.

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