cuica
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