maxixe

[ mak-seeks; Portuguese mah-shee-shi ]

noun,plural max·ix·es [mak-seek-suhz; Portuguese mah-shee-shis]. /mækˈsik səz; Portuguese mɑˈʃi ʃɪs/.
  1. a ballroom dance originating in Brazil, in moderate duple measure with syncopated rhythms.

Origin of maxixe

1
1910–15; <Brazilian Portuguese: literally, West Indian gherkin (allegedly a name given to a Carnival figure, from which the dance took its name), said to be <Kimbundu

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British Dictionary definitions for maxixe

maxixe

/ (məˈʃiːʃ, mækˈsiːks, məˈʃiːʃeɪ) /


noun
  1. a Brazilian dance in duple time, a precursor of the tango

Origin of maxixe

1
from Brazilian Portuguese

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