dos a dos

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dos a dos

/ˌdəʊsəˈdəʊ/
/ˌdəʊsiˈdəʊ/

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

noun do-sa-do · dosado · dos-à-dos · do-se-do · do-si-do · dosido

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.
historical A sofa, open carriage, etc. constructed so that the occupants sit back to back.

adverb do-sa-do · dosado · dos-à-dos · do-se-do · do-si-do · dosido

not comparable Back to back. to sit dos a dos on a camel

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@misc{dos_a_dos_2026,
  title = {dos a dos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dos%20a%20dos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}