cavaquinho
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese cavaquinho (“cavaquinho”), from the diminutive of cavaco (“fragment of wood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kavaˈkiːnjuː/
Noun
cavaquinho (plural cavaquinhos)
- (music) A small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum.
Synonyms
- machimbo
- machim
- manchete
- marchete
- braguinha
- braguinho
- cavaco
See also
- Appendix:Glossary of string instruments
References
- 2005. Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music. Tamara Elena Livingston, Thomas George. Pg. 5.
Portuguese
cavaquinhos
Etymology
Cavaco (“fragment of wood”) + -inho.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.va.ˈki.ɲu/, /ˌka.vɐ.ˈki.ɲu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌka.va.ˈki.ɲo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.vɐ.ˈki.ɲu/
Noun
cavaquinho m (plural cavaquinhos)
- diminutive of cavaco
- (music) cavaquinho (small string instrument of the European guitar family)
Synonyms
- (cavaquinho): braguinha (Azores, Madeira), cavaco
Related terms
- cavaquinhista
- cavaquista