modinha

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modinha

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Borrowed from Portuguese modinha.

noun modinhas

A kind of sentimental love song of Portugal and Brazil. The drifters were coming back to play the guitar, sing modinhas, invent sambas they would later sell to famous samba singers in the city.

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"modinha." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/modinha. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{modinha_2026,
  title = {modinha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modinha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}