dos a dos

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See also: dosados, dos-à-dos, and dos à dos

English

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Etymology

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From French dos à dos (back to back), from dos (back) (from Latin dorsum (back)) and à (from Latin ad (to).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdəʊsəˈdəʊ/, /ˌdəʊsiˈdəʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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dos a dos

  1. A move in square dancing in which two dancers face each other, then step forward and left until they have right shoulders adjacent, then move to a position where they are back to back, then move to have left shoulders adjacent, then return to facing each other.
  2. (historical) A sofa, open carriage, etc. constructed so that the occupants sit back to back.

Adverb

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dos a dos (not comparable)

  1. Back to back.
    to sit dos a dos on a camel
    to dance dos a dos, so that two dancers move forward and pass back to back

See also

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Spanish

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Adverb

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dos a dos

  1. mutually

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