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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Tupi .
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈi.kɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwi.kɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈi.kɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwi.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈi.ka/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈkwi.ka/
Noun
cuíca f (plural cuícas)
- (Brazil) any of several small opossum species
- (Brazil, music) cuica (Brazilian type of friction drum)