toada

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From toar (“to resound; to sound”) +‎ -ada. === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /toˈa.dɐ/ === Noun === toada f (plural toadas) the act of sounding an instrument, bell, alarm or such (music) tune; melody (short musical composition) (music) accompaniment (instrumental part of a song) (Brazil, music) in certain genres of Brazilian folk music, such as maracatu, the vocal part of a song (Brazil, music) the musical composition that accompanies a Bumba Meu Boi performance din (continued, cacophonous noise) === Participle === toada f sg feminine singular of toado === Further reading === “toada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “toada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “toada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Participle === toada f sg feminine singular of toado