entrada
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9.9
- noun
- /ɛnˈtrɑːdə/
- US
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entrada
- After weeks of preparation, the competitors made their entrada at the championship event with great enthusiasm.
Examples
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A century later, the accounts of De Soto's entrada were considered unbelievable: by that time, Europeans could not imagine that societies as large and complex as those seen by De Soto had ever existed in North America.
Academic text (1992) -
Other participants in the Entrada gather at the prioste's house in order to be fed before the procession.
Academic text (1994) -
The most noticeable difference between the two festivals was the Entrada.
Academic text (1994) -
The various groups who participated in the Corpus Christi Entrada gathered at the easternmost entrance to the village.
Academic text (1994) -
In 1539, he landed an army of more than 600 men near Tampa Bay, Florida, and set off on an armed reconnaissance known as the entrada.
Academic text (1992) -
By then, mosquitoes had fed upon De Soto's men so unrelentingly that the insects were rarely mentioned in the entrada's chronicles.
Academic text (1992) -
The dancers made a stunning entrada onto the stage, captivating the audience with their grace.
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During the festival, the elaborate floats made a grand entrada through the main street, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Synonyms
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2.1
An act of coming into a place or joining an activity
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6.7
A dramatic entrance onto a stage or into a room
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Entrada comes from the Spanish verb entrar 'to enter' and is the same root as the English entrance. So a performer's entrada is their dramatic 'entry' onto the stage.