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payada

The English word “payada” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.

Etymology

From Spanish payada, from payo (“hick”).

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