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janeiras

janeiras

Portuguese

janeiras

Noun

janeiras f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. New Year's carols (traditional songs celebrating the New Year and Epiphany)
    • 1884, Consiglieri Pedroso, Tradições Populares Portuguesas:
      Na véspera do dia de Ano Bom, vão ranchos cantar as janeiras defronte das casas das pessoas abastadas, para receberem alguma espórtula.
      During New Year's Eve, in order to gather alms, groups of people sing the janeiras before the houses of the rich.

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