janeiras
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From janeiro (“January”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ja‧nei‧ras
Noun[edit]
janeiras f pl (plural only)
- 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.