Cavaquinho
The cavaquinho (pronounced [kɐvɐˈkiɲu] in Portuguese) is a small Portuguese string instrument in the European guitar family, with four wires or gut strings.
Portuguese cavaquinhos | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Machete, braguinha, manchete, cavaco |
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | (Composite chordophone) |
| Developed | Portugal |
| Related instruments | |
| Ukulele, Viola braguesa, Cuatro | |
More broadly, cavaquinho is the name of a four-stringed subdivision of the lute family of instruments.
A cavaquinho player is called a cavaquista.
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