maxixe

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

noun

, plural max·ix·es [mak-, seek, -s, uh, z, mah-, shee, -shis].

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

maxixe

/ məˈʃiːʃeɪ; məˈʃiːʃ; mækˈsiːks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of maxixe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of maxixe¹

from Brazilian Portuguese

Example Sentences

At the Maison Maxixe you can pull any kind of romance, stale or recent, and nobody'll care a hoot.

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Then they danced and his heart thumped; but subtly it was persuaded to thump in the measure of that unholy Maxixe.

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She placed a Maxixe record on the Victrola that stood by the piano; then she held out her arms to him.

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And you can bet I didn't linger in front of the Maison Maxixe long after that.

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But the management at the Maison Maxixe don't stand for any rough stuff.

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