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batuque

American  
[buh-too-kuh] / bəˈtu kə /

noun

  1. a Brazilian round dance of African origin.


Etymology

Origin of batuque

From Portuguese, of uncertain origin

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That, says Souza, is most probably an early performance of batuque - and she was inspired to write the song Sant Jago by Darwin's accounts of the warm hospitality he received on Cape Verde.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2024

It is carried on the thumping rhythm of the samba, the marchas, and the belligerent batuque, a transplanted African war dance.

From Time Magazine Archive

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