cavaquinho

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kavaˈkiːnjuː/

Noun

cavaquinho (plural cavaquinhos)

A small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum.

Synonyms

Translations

small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings

Marathi: कावाकीन्यू (kāvākīnyū)
Portuguese: cavaquinho (pt) m

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

Etymology

From cavaco (“fragment of wood”) +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈkĩ.ɲu/ [ka.vaˈkĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.vaˈki.ɲo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.vɐˈki.ɲu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.bɐˈki.ɲu/ [kɐ.βɐˈki.ɲu]

Hyphenation: ca‧va‧qui‧nho

Noun

cavaquinho m (plural cavaquinhos)

Diminutive of cavaco
(music) cavaquinho (small string instrument of the European guitar family)
Synonyms: (Azores, Madeira) braguinha, cavaco

Related terms

cavaquinhista
cavaquista

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