cavaquinho

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Portuguese cavaquinho (“cavaquinho”), from the diminutive of cavaco (“fragment of wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kava'kiːnjuː/

Noun

cavaquinho (plural cavaquinhos)

1. A small string instrument of the European guitar family with four wire or gut strings.

Synonyms

• machimbo
• machim
• manchete
• marchete
• braguinha
• braguinho
• cavaco

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Portuguese

Etymology

Cavaco (“fragment of wood”) +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˌka.va.ˈki.ɲu/, /ˌka.vɐ.ˈki.ɲu/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˌka.va.ˈki.ɲo/

Noun

cavaquinho m (plural cavaquinhos)

1. Diminutive of cavaco
2. (music) cavaquinho (small string instrument of the European guitar family)

Synonyms

• (cavaquinho): braguinha (Azores, Madeira), cavaco

Related terms

• cavaquinhista
• cavaquista