"maxixe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /maˈʃiːʃə/ [UK], /makˈsiːks/ [UK] Forms: maxixes [plural]
Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese maxixe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt-BR|maxixe}} Brazilian Portuguese maxixe Head templates: {{en-noun}} maxixe (plural maxixes)
  1. A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka. Categories (topical): Dances, Gems
    Sense id: en-maxixe-en-noun-YZIy1Hsn Disambiguation of Dances: 95 5 Disambiguation of Gems: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 93 7
  2. A deep blue variety of beryl.
    Sense id: en-maxixe-en-noun-88XY6Ex0

Inflected forms

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