Maxixe
[mak-seeks; Portuguese mah-shee-shi] /mækˈsiks; Portuguese mɑˈʃi ʃɪ/
noun, plural maxixes
[mak-seek-suh z; Portuguese mah-shee-shis] /mækˈsik səz; Portuguese mɑˈʃi ʃɪs/ (Show IPA)
1.
a ballroom dance originating in Brazil, in moderate duple measure with syncopated rhythms.
/məˈʃiːʃ; mækˈsiːks; məˈʃiːʃeɪ/
noun
1.
a Brazilian dance in duple time, a precursor of the tango
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