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alfaia

alfaia noun: a Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.

Noun

alfaia (plural alfaias)

  1. A Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.
    • And there was the band’s centerpiece and glory, the interlocking rhythm of a trap-set drummer, a percussionist, and three standing drummers playing the alfaia, the large wooden drum from the African-derived, northeastern Brazilian song-and-dance tradition of maracatu.2015 August 3, Ben Ratliff, “Review: Nação Zumbi Returns to Central Park SummerStage”, in New York Times

Forms of alfaia

pluralalfaias

Origin of alfaia

From Portuguese alfaia.

Questions about alfaia

What does alfaia mean?
Alfaia means a Brazilian drum with a membrane made of animal skin.
What part of speech is alfaia?
Alfaia is a noun.
What is the plural of alfaia?
The plural of alfaia is alfaias.

Words near alfaia in the dictionary

  1. alfa grass
  2. alfabeto
  3. alfabetto
  4. alfacalcidol
  5. alfadolone
  6. alfaia
  7. alfaias
  8. alfajor
  9. alfajores
  10. alfajors
  11. alfaki

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