blocoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Portuguese bloco.

名詞

bloco (plural blocos)

1. A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian music and dance such as samba and frevo, often with hundreds of thousands to millions of people in attendance.
   • 2017 February 23, “Brazil's Carnival Becoming More 'Politically Correct'”, in NBC News‎, archived from the original on 9 December 2022:

     It's not clear how many blocos nationwide are eschewing offensive lyrics, or why it's created so much controversy this year.

   • 2019 March 4, Alan Taylor, “Carnival 2019 in Brazil”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 11 November 2020:

     In Rio de Janeiro, tens of thousands of spectators jammed into the Sambadrome to watch the spectacle of samba-school floats, dancers, and extravagant costumes during Carnival. Even more people took part in the many blocos, or street parties, dancing and drinking into the wee hours of the night.

   • 2020 February 26, Ernesto Londoño, “'Like a Scream of Resistance': Rio’s Carnival in Bolsonaro's Brazil”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 10 March 2020:

     The nature of blocos today reflects the angst and rage many in the country feel, said Amanda Salles, 30, who dances in several blocos across Rio.

参照

• “bloco”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.