Translation
cavaquinho (small four-string guitar)
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Word origin
From cavaco ('wood chip'), with the diminutive suffix -inho, referring to the instrument's small size.
- Origin
- Portuguese
- Root
- cavaco
Grammar
Examples
roda samba.
He plays the cavaquinho in a samba circle.
.
I learned the first cavaquinho chords this year.
samba.
The sound of the cavaquinho brings the samba to life.
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