cavaquinho

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese cavaquinho, from the diminutive of cavaco (“fragment of wood”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kavaˈkiːnjuː/ === Noun === cavaquinho (plural cavaquinhos) A small guitar-string instrument of Portuguese origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum. ==== Synonyms ==== braguinha braguinho ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Glossary of string instruments ==== References ==== 2005. Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music. Tamara Elena Livingston, Thomas George. Pg. 5. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From cavaco (“fragment of wood”) +‎ -inho. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧va‧qui‧nho === Noun === cavaquinho m (plural cavaquinhos) diminutive of cavaco Synonym: cavacozinho (music) cavaquinho (small string instrument of the European guitar family) Synonyms: (Azores, Madeira) braguinha, cavaco ==== Related terms ==== cavaquinhista cavaquista === Further reading === “cavaquinho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cavaquinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026