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sambadrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈsæmbədɹəʊm/

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noun

Meaning 1

In Brazil, a building or place where samba schools parade during the period of Carnival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From samba + -drome, based on Portuguese sambódromo.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: sambodrom — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • French: sambodrome — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Galician: sambódromo — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • German: Sambódromo — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • German: Sambodromo — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Greek: σαμποδρόμιο (sampodrómio) — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Italian: sambodromo — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Japanese: サンボードロモ (sanbōdoromo) — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Japanese: サンバドローム (sanbadorōmu) — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Portuguese: sambódromo — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Russian: самбодро́м (sambodróm) — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil
  • Spanish: sambódromo — exhibition place for samba schools in Brazil