"cavaquinho" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kavaˈkiːnjuː/ Forms: cavaquinhos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cavaquinho, from the diminutive of cavaco (“fragment of wood”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|cavaquinho}} Portuguese cavaquinho Head templates: {{en-noun}} cavaquinho (plural cavaquinhos)
  1. A small guitar-string instrument of Portuguese origin, with four wire or gut strings, played with a plectrum. Wikipedia link: cavaquinho Categories (topical): String instruments Synonyms: braguinha, braguinho Translations (small guitar-string instrument of Brazilian origin, with four wire or gut strings): कावाकीन्यू (kāvākīnyū) (Marathi), cavaquinho [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-cavaquinho-en-noun-FAoi~jsy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 2 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 1 39

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