cuica
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See also: cuíca
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese cuíca, from Old Tupi.
Noun[edit]
cuica (plural cuicas)
- A Brazilian friction drum often used in samba music.
Central Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Tlaxcala): kuika
Verb[edit]
cuica
- (intransitive) To sing
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
cuīca
- (intransitive) To sing.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Karttunen, Francis (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 71
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 216
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cuica f (plural cuicas)
Adjective[edit]
cuica f
Further reading[edit]
- “cuica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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