different between payada vs payara

English

From Spanish payada, from payo (“hick”).

payada (plural payadas)

A traditional performance art of the Southern Cone, consisting of a duel between two payadores who take turns singing improvised ten-line verses in response to the previous payador, accompanied by guitar.

payara (plural payaras or payara)

Hydrolycus scomberoides, a Venezuelan gamefish with two long fangs protruding from the lower jaw.

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