Brazilian maxixe
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Maxixe — can refer to: Maxixe (dance), a Brazilian dance Maxixe, Mozambique, a city in Mozambique Maxixe (Gemstone), a deep blue variety of beryl Cucumis anguria, a vegetable This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Brazilian Portuguese — (Portuguese: português brasileiro or português do Brasil; pt BR) is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants[1] of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States,… … Wikipedia
maxixe — [mə shē′shə] n. [BrazPort < ?] 1. an old fashioned Brazilian dance in moderate duple time, similar to the two step 2. music for this dance … English World dictionary
maxixe — Brazilian ballroom dance resembling the two step Dance Styles … Phrontistery dictionary
Maxixe (dance) — The maxixe (Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈʃiʃi]), occasionally known as the Brazilian tango, is a dance, with its accompanying music (a subgenre of choro), that originated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in 1868, at about the same… … Wikipedia
maxixe — noun (plural maxixes) Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese Date: 1914 a ballroom dance of Brazilian origin that resembles the two step … New Collegiate Dictionary
maxixe — max•ixe [[t]məˈʃi ʃə[/t]] n. mad a syncopated ballroom dance of Brazilian origin • Etymology: 1910–15; < Brazilian Pg: lit., West Indian gherkin … From formal English to slang
maxixe — /mak seeks /; Port. /mah shee shi/, n., pl. maxixes /mak seek seuhz/; Port. /mah shee shis/. a ballroom dance originating in Brazil, in moderate duple measure with syncopated rhythms. [1910 15; < Brazilian Pg: lit., West Indian gherkin (allegedly … Universalium
maxixe — noun A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced by the tango and polka … Wiktionary
maxixe — [mak si:ks, mə ʃi:ʃə] noun a Brazilian dance for couples, resembling the polka and the local tango. Origin from Port … English new terms dictionary
