parranda

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parranda.

Noun

parranda (uncountable)

1. A Venezuelan genre of music with African influences and drumming.
   • 2008 March 16, Jon Pareles, “Sounds Soft and Tough, and a Star in the Trunk”, in New York Times‎:

     The nonpurist result is world-music fusion, linking the Central American parranda and punta to African and Latin pop, flamenco, even electric blues.

Galician

Etymology

Probably a derivation of the synonym farra.^[1] Attested at least since 1858.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈrandɐ]

Noun

parranda f (plural parrandas)

1. spree, party, jamboree, carousal

   Synonyms: esmorga, farra, gandaina, troula, xolda

   Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco (folk song)

   Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parranda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “parranda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “parranda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “farra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Spanish

Etymology

Probably derived from Basque farra, parra (“laugh, laughter”), whence also Spanish farra and (Brazilian) Portuguese farra.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈranda/ [paˈrãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: pa‧rran‧da

Noun

parranda f (plural parrandas)

1. (loud) party, shindig, jamboree, blast

   Synonyms: fiesta, juerga, farra, marcha, carrete

2. binge, spree
3. (music) parranda

Derived terms

• parrandear
• parrandero

 

Descendants

• → Belizean Creole: parandyaa
• → English: paranda

References

1. Coromines, Joan (2011) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

Further reading

• “parranda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16