🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tirolês

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tiɾoˈlejs/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yodeler/ˈjoʊ.dəl.ɚ/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O tirolês cantou do alto da montanha."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who yodels, especially as a traditional performer in Alpine regions.

    "The Swiss yodeler enchanted the audience with his rapid shifts in pitch."
  2. 2

    A singer or musician specializing in the vocal technique of rapid pitch modulation.

    "Several country music stars incorporate yodelers into their upbeat folk arrangements."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'yodel', which originates from the Austro-Bavarian German word 'juchheizen', referring to shouting with joy. The agent suffix '-er' was added in English during the 19th century to denote a person who performs this specific style of singing characterized by rapid pitch fluctuations.

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