afoxe
/ɑfoʊˈʃeɪ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""Afros E Afoxes de Bahia" offers a sampling of afros and afoxe groups and features singers such as Gilberto Gil and Margareth Menezes."
- "It now brings together son, guajira, guaracha with New Orleans funk, Nigerian Afrobeat, South American cumbia, James Brown rhythms, Haitian compas, Brazilian afoxe, New York City boogaloo and even jam-band stuff predicated on electric guitars as much as hand drums."
Etymology
From Portuguese afoxé.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: afoxé
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑfoʊˈʃeɪ/