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ganzá

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gan-za
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.

Etymology

Etymology tree Kimbundu nganzabor. Brazilian Portuguese ganzábor. English ganzá Borrowed from Portuguese ganzá, from Kimbundu nganza (“gourd”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ganzás (plural)

Questions

What does ganzá mean?
A Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.
Where does ganzá come from?
Etymology tree Kimbundu nganzabor. Brazilian Portuguese ganzábor. English ganzá Borrowed from Portuguese ganzá, from Kimbundu nganza (“gourd”).

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