Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caxixi

/kaˈʃiʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cax-ixi
IPA: /kaˈʃiʃi/

22

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, indirectly struck idiophone filled with seeds, commonly used in Brazil.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caxixi, which is probably borrowed from an African language.

Inflected Forms

caxixis (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce caxixi?: The recorded pronunciation is /kaˈʃiʃi/.
What does caxixi mean?: A small, indirectly struck idiophone filled with seeds, commonly used in Brazil.
Where does caxixi come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese caxixi, which is probably borrowed from an African language.

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