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Meaning of maracatu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music.

uncountable

Equivalents

Português maracatu

Examples

“Nation Beat, from exotic Brooklyn, uses the maracatu beat and rabeca fiddle of northeastern Brazil, and it has a Brazilian singer, Liliana Araújo.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Maracay Mărăcineni Maracle maracock maracuja Maradi

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