maxixe

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
23
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/maˈʃiːʃə/(UK)
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/maˈʃiːʃə/(UK) · /makˈsiːks/(UK)

Definition of maxixe

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.
    “He spent whole days and nights on his knees praying, yet he could have won Strictly Come Dancing with his virtuoso Brazilian tango, the maxixe.”
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noun

  1. A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.
    “He spent whole days and nights on his knees praying, yet he could have won Strictly Come Dancing with his virtuoso Brazilian tango, the maxixe.”
  2. A deep blue variety of beryl.

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Etymology

From Brazilian Portuguese maxixe.

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