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dos a dos en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌdəʊsiˈdəʊ/
  • /ˌdəʊsəˈdəʊ/

Etymology

From French dos à dos (“back to back”), from dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum (“back”)) and à (from Latin ad (“to”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Back to back.
    • to dance dos a dos, so that two dancers move forward and pass back to back
    • to sit dos a dos on a camel

Forms

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do-sa-do alternative lexicographic
dosido alternative lexicographic
dos-à-dos alternative lexicographic
do-si-do alternative lexicographic
do-se-do alternative lexicographic
dos-a-dos alternative lexicographic
dosado alternative lexicographic
dosey doe alternative lexicographic

Relateds

do paso · square dance

dos a dos en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌdəʊsiˈdəʊ/
  • /ˌdəʊsəˈdəʊ/

Etymology

From French dos à dos (“back to back”), from dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum (“back”)) and à (from Latin ad (“to”).

Meanings

  1. A move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other.
  2. (historical) A sofa, open carriage, etc. constructed so that the occupants sit back to back.

Forms

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dos-a-dos alternative lexicographic
do-sa-do alternative lexicographic
dos-à-dos alternative lexicographic
do-si-do alternative lexicographic
dosado alternative lexicographic
do-se-do alternative lexicographic
dosido alternative lexicographic
dosey doe alternative lexicographic