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agidas

agidas is the plural of agida.

Meaning of agida

Noun (1)

agida (plural agidas)

  1. A large drum used for ceremonial music in Surinam.
    • Wedges are used to tense the skin, and the agida is placed on the ground lengthwise for playing.1967, Joseph H. Howard, Drums in the Americas

Noun (2)

agida (plural agidas)

  1. A curved drumstick used in Haiti.
    • The person who beats the ségond remains seated with the instrument held firmly between his legs, striking it either with his left or right hand and a forked stick or a small bow (agida) held in the free hand.2016, Alfred Métraux, Voodoo in Haiti

Questions about agidas

What is agidas the plural of?
Agidas is the plural of agida.

Words near agidas in the dictionary

  1. agiaries
  2. agiary
  3. agibber
  4. agible
  5. agida
  6. agidas
  7. Agidel River
  8. agidigbo
  9. agidigbos
  10. Agiel
  11. Agigea

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