cavaquinho
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)