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contrabaixo.

double bass (largest instrument of the violin family)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaj.ʃu/Brazil[ˌkõ.tɾaˈbaɪ̯.ʃu]Brazil/ˌkõ.tɾɐˈbaj.ʃu/Portugal[ˌkõ.tɾɐˈβaj.ʃu]Portugal
  1. double bass (largest instrument of the violin family)

    masculine
  2. ellipsis of contrabaixo elétrico: bass guitar (electric stringed instrument)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
  3. synonym of contrabaixista: double bassist

    masculine
  4. double bass (lowest of the male singing voices; singer with this voice type)

    dated · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrader. Italian contra- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Latin bassus Italian basso Italian contrabbassobor. Portuguese contrabaixo Borrowed from Italian contrabbasso. By surface analysis, contra + baixo.

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