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Where does “maxixe” come from?

maxixe (English) comes from Brazilian Portuguese maxixe.

maxixe (English): A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced...

Definitions

  1. A Brazilian dance in a rapid 2/4 time, influenced...

Ancestry of “maxixe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brazilian Portuguesemaxixe—
Every word from Brazilian Portuguese maxixe →