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ganzá

ganzá noun: a Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.

Noun

ganzá (plural ganzás)

  1. A Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.

Forms of ganzá

pluralganzás

Origin of ganzá

Borrowed from Portuguese ganzá, from Kimbundu nganza (“gourd”).

Questions about ganzá

What does ganzá mean?
Ganzá means a Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.
What part of speech is ganzá?
Ganzá is a noun.
What is the plural of ganzá?
The plural of ganzá is ganzás.

Words near ganzá in the dictionary

  1. ganzfeld experiments
  2. ganzfelds
  3. Ganzhou
  4. ganzies
  5. ganzy
  6. ganzá
  7. ganzás
  8. gao
  9. gao dim
  10. gao lak
  11. gao luk

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