English Explanatory Dictionary

ganzá

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ganzá ganzás

Etymology

Etymology tree Kimbundu nganzabor. Brazilian Portuguese ganzábor. English ganzá Borrowed from Portuguese ganzá, from Kimbundu nganza (“gourd”).

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