sambadrome

English

Etymology

From samba +‎ -drome, based on Portuguese sambódromo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæmbədɹəʊm/

Noun

sambadrome (plural sambadromes)

1. In Brazil, a building or place where samba schools parade during the period of Carnival.
   • 1996, Andrew Draffen, Brazil: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit:

     Empty sambadromes are like empty stadiums – there's not a lot happening.

Translations

exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil

• Czech: sambodrom m
• French: sambodrome (fr) m
• Galician: sambódromo m
• German: Sambódromo n, Sambodromo n
• Greek: σαμποδρόμιο n (sampodrómio)
• Italian: sambodromo m
• Japanese: サンボードロモ (sanbōdoromo), サンバドローム (sanbadorōmu)
• Portuguese: sambódromo (pt) m
• Russian: самбодро́м (ru) m (sambodróm)
• Spanish: sambódromo m