passeata

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian passeggiata (“promenade”).[1][2] By surface analysis, passear (“to go for a walk”) +‎ -ata (“indicates collectivity”), from passo (“step”). Cf. Sicilian passijata.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.seˈa.tɐ/, /pa.siˈa.tɐ/ [pa.sɪˈa.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /paˈsja.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.seˈa.ta/

  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: pas‧se‧a‧ta

Noun

passeata f (plural passeatas)

  1. march (political rally or parade)
    Synonym: marcha

References

  1. ^ “passeata”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
  2. ^ “passeata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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