ganzá

noun

A Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese ganzá ← Kimbundu nganza →
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Meanings

nounganzá (plural ganzás)

plural ganzás

  1. A Brazilian cylindrical rattle used as a percussion instrument, especially in samba music.

Origin

  1. Kimbundunganza
  2. Brazilian Portugueseganzá
  3. Englishganzá

Borrowed from Portuguese ganzá, from Kimbundu nganza (“gourd”).

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APA

ganzá. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganz%C3%A1

MLA

“ganzá.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganz%C3%A1. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ganzá,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganz%C3%A1.

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