maxixe

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

/ mækˈsiks; Portuguese mɑˈʃi ʃɪ /

noun, plural max·ix·es [mak-seek-suh z; Portuguese mah-shee-shis] /mækˈsik səz; Portuguese mɑˈʃi ʃɪs/.

a ballroom dance originating in Brazil, in moderate duple measure with syncopated rhythms.

Nearby words

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Origin of maxixe

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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Examples from the Web for maxixe

She placed a Maxixe record on the Victrola that stood by the piano; then she held out her arms to him.
The Wall Street Girl|Frederick Orin Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for maxixe

maxixe

/ (məˈʃiːʃ, mækˈsiːks, məˈʃiːʃeɪ) /

noun

a Brazilian dance in duple time, a precursor of the tango

Word Origin for maxixe

from Brazilian Portuguese

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