cavaquinho
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese cavaquinho (“cavaquinho”), from the diminutive of cavaco (“fragment of wood”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cavaquinho (plural cavaquinhos)
- A small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- 2005. Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music. Tamara Elena Livingston, Thomas George. Pg. 5.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cavaco (“fragment of wood”) + -inho.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ca‧va‧qui‧nho
Noun[edit]
cavaquinho m (plural cavaquinhos)
- Diminutive of cavaco
- (music) cavaquinho (small string instrument of the European guitar family)
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- en:String instruments
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- pt:Musical instruments