Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caxirola

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: caxiro-la
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Brazilian percussion instrument consisting of a closed plastic basket with a flat bottom filled with small synthetic particles. It is based on the caxixi.

Etymology

From Portuguese caxirola.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: caxirola

Inflected Forms

caxirolas (plural)

Questions

What does caxirola mean?: A Brazilian percussion instrument consisting of a closed plastic basket with a flat bottom filled with small synthetic particles. It is based on the caxixi.
Where does caxirola come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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