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maxixe

UK/maˈʃiːʃə/

maxixe noun: a Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.

maxixe: a Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka
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Noun

maxixe (plural maxixes)

  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.2016 November, Donald Rayfield, “The Monk behind the Myth”, in Literary Review
  2. A deep blue variety of beryl.

Forms of maxixe

pluralmaxixes

Origin of maxixe

From Brazilian Portuguese maxixe.

Questions about maxixe

What does maxixe mean?
Maxixe means a Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka.
What part of speech is maxixe?
Maxixe is a noun.
How do you pronounce maxixe?
Maxixe is pronounced /maˈʃiːʃə/ (UK).
What is the plural of maxixe?
The plural of maxixe is maxixes.

Words near maxixe in the dictionary

  1. maxiskirt
  2. maxiskirts
  3. maxitive
  4. Maxiton
  5. Maxitons
  6. maxixe
  7. maxixes
  8. maxiyacht
  9. maxiyachts
  10. maxmin
  11. maxmins

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