vaqueirada

Asturian

Etymology

From vaqueiru +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bakei̯ˈɾada/ [ba.kei̯ˈɾa.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: va‧quei‧ra‧da

Noun

vaqueirada f (plural vaqueiraes)

  1. a folk music genre from Asturias, typical of the vaqueiros d'alzada, quick and usually accompanied by one or various tambourines (pandera) or other small instruments (such as cuyares)

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “vaqueirada”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • vaqueirada”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN