caxixi

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English[edit]

A caxixi

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese caxixi, which is probably borrowed from an African language.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

caxixi (plural caxixis)

  1. (music) A small, indirectly struck idiophone filled with seeds, commonly used in Brazil.

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely borrowed from an African language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ca‧xi‧xi

Noun[edit]

caxixi m (plural caxixis)

  1. caxixi