reco-reco

noun

A scraped percussion instrument used in Brazilian music, traditionally having a sawtooth-notched cylindrical body made of bamboo or wood, and played with a wooden stick.

OriginPortuguese reco-reco →
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Meanings

nounreco-reco (plural reco-recos)

plural reco-recos

  1. entertainmentA scraped percussion instrument used in Brazilian music, traditionally having a sawtooth-notched cylindrical body made of bamboo or wood, and played with a wooden stick.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
raspador

Origin

  1. Portuguesereco-reco
  2. Englishreco-reco

Borrowed from Portuguese reco-reco.

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APA

reco-reco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reco-reco

MLA

“reco-reco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reco-reco. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reco-reco,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reco-reco.

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