Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavaquinho

/kavaˈkiːnjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cavaquin-ho
IPA: /kavaˈkiːnjuː/

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"One person came back with a guitar, another with a Brazilian-style ukulele called a cavaquinho, and a third with a tambourine and a tantam drum with a long, thick neck."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: cavaquinho

Inflected Forms

cavaquinhos (plural)

Synonyms

braguinha braguinho

Questions

How do you pronounce cavaquinho?: The recorded pronunciation is /kavaˈkiːnjuː/.
What does cavaquinho mean?: A small guitar-string instrument of Portuguese origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum.
Where does cavaquinho come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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