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Meaning of maracatu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A Brazilian performance genre from Pernambuco involving parades and music.

uncountable

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.

See also

Maracay Mărăcineni Maracle maracock maracuja Maradi