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cabasa
noun
ca·ba·sa
\kəˈbäsə\
Definition of cabasa
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: a percussion instrument made of a hollow gourd enclosed in a net of threaded beads for use in a Cuban band
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Origin and Etymology of cabasa
American Spanish, from Portuguese cabaça, literally, gourd, from Old Portuguese calabazo; akin to Spanish calabaza gourd, Catalan carbassa
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