cantadera
Also spelled: cantadera de mejorana
Definition
A sung duel between two singers who answer each other in improvised décimas, backed by the mejorana. The winner is whoever doesn't run out of verse, and it can last until dawn.
Example
The cantadera ran until five in the morning.La cantadera se alargó hasta las cinco de la mañana.
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