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maxixe
[ mak-seeks; Portuguese mah-shee-shi ]
noun
, plural max·ix·es [mak-, seek, -s, uh, z, mah-, shee, -shis].
- a ballroom dance originating in Brazil, in moderate duple measure with syncopated rhythms.
maxixe
/ məˈʃiːʃeɪ; məˈʃiːʃ; mækˈsiːks /
noun
- a Brazilian dance in duple time, a precursor of the tango
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maxixe1
1910–15; < Brazilian Portuguese: literally, West Indian gherkin (allegedly a name given to a Carnival figure, from which the dance took its name), said to be < Kimbundu
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maxixe1
from Brazilian Portuguese
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Example Sentences
At the Maison Maxixe you can pull any kind of romance, stale or recent, and nobody'll care a hoot.
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Then they danced and his heart thumped; but subtly it was persuaded to thump in the measure of that unholy Maxixe.
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She placed a Maxixe record on the Victrola that stood by the piano; then she held out her arms to him.
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And you can bet I didn't linger in front of the Maison Maxixe long after that.
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But the management at the Maison Maxixe don't stand for any rough stuff.
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