balancê

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French balancer (“to swing”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.lɐ̃ˈse/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.lɐ̃ˈse/

• Hyphenation: ba‧lan‧cê

Interjection

balancê!

1. (Brazil) A command used during quadrilha dances to signal the end of a dance step to the participants. Part of a set of festa junina expressions.

See also

• alavantú
• anarriê
• changê