Meanings
- uncountableentertainmentA genre of Afro-Brazilian music.
"Afros E Afoxes de Bahia" offers a sampling of afros and afoxe groups and features singers such as Gilberto Gil and Margareth Menezes.
1990 December 28, Fernando Gonzalez, “Two Daring Journeys into Brazilian Music”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 06 Mar 20161 more example
It now brings together son, guajira, guaracha with New Orleans funk, Nigerian Afrobeat, South American cumbia, James Brown rhythms, Haitian compas, Brazilian afoxe, New York City boogaloo and even jam-band stuff predicated on electric guitars as much as hand drums.
2007 May 17, Ben Ratliff, “Cuban Music, Good for Dancing, and for Thinking About as Well”, in New York Times
Origin
- Portugueseafoxé
- Englishafoxe
From Portuguese afoxé.
More words from Portuguese
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French afoxé
- afoxégenre of Afro-Brazilian music
Portuguese afoxé
- afoxégenre of Afro-Brazilian music
Cite this entry
afoxe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afoxe
“afoxe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afoxe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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