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cavaquinho

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kavaˈkiːnjuː/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Marathi: कावाकीन्यू (kāvākīnyū) — small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings
  • Portuguese: cavaquinho — small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings