Caxixi

//kaˈʃiʃi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.

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