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dos a dos

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌdəʊsəˈdəʊ/ / /ˌdəʊsiˈdəʊ/

adv

Etymology: From French dos à dos (“back to back”), from dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum (“back”)) and à (from Latin ad (“to”).

  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

noun

Etymology: From French dos à dos (“back to back”), from dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum (“back”)) and à (from Latin ad (“to”).

  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. A sofa, open carriage, etc. constructed so that the occupants sit back to back.