maculele

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɑːkuleɪˈleɪ/

Noun

maculele (uncountable)

1. An Afro-Brazilian dance and martial art in which a number of people gather in a circle and rhythmically strike sticks together to accompany singing.
   • 2007 January 26, The New York Times, “Dance Listings”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     AFRO-BRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE (Tonight) The New York-based Ologunde company celebrates the Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador, Bahia, in a program that includes the candomble, capoeira, maculele and samba da roda.